Synopsis
A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history.
Movie Information
- Director
- Gilles Jacob
- Release Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 26 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- FR
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (3 votes)
Top Cast
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage)
Ingmar Bergman
Self (archive footage)
Isabelle Adjani
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot
Self (archive footage)
Emmanuelle Béart
Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman
Self (archive footage)
Mia Farrow
Self (archive footage)
Anita Ekberg
Self (archive footage)
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