A look back in time at the glamorous Cannes Film Festival, one of the most dazzling events in the European entertainment calendar. The festival, in its 69th year, brings a mix of Hollywood A-listers and world cinema auteurs to the French Riviera.
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American producer George Lucas, left, American actor Harrison Ford, centre, and American director Steven Spielberg pose for photographers at the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull photo call during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, France. AP -
In this May 13, 1986 file photo, singer Grace Jones is photographed in Cannes, France during the the 39th film festival. AP -
In this May 13, 1976 file photo, Gene Kelly, left, and Fred Astaire arrive at the Festival Palace for the presentation of That’s Entertainment Part 2, which opened the 30th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France. AP -
In this May 9, 1963 file photo, director Alfred Hitchcock and American actress Tippi Hedren arrive at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France for the presentation of their film The Birds at the Festival Palace. AP -
Italian actress Sophia Loren, centre right, and her company are protected by police as they arrive at Festival Palace for the opening of the Cannes film festival. The Cannes Film Festival officially gets underway on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 and as usual it’s set to be one of the most dazzling events in the European entertainment calendar. The festival, in its 69th year, brings a mix of Hollywood A-listers and world cinema auteurs to the French Riviera. AP -
In this Thursday, May 24, 2007 file photo, American actors, from left, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and George Clooney arrive for the screening of the film Ocean’s Thirteen, at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, France. AP -
In this Saturday, May 24, 2014 file photo, actress Uma Thurman, left, and director Quentin Tarantino dance as they arrive for the awards ceremony at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, France. AP -
American actress Kim Novak dances with Cary Grant after the presentation of the American film entry Middle of the Night, at a US reception at the Cannes Film Festival. AP -
n this May 7, 1972 file photo, from left, actor Robert Redford and wife Lola, and director Sydney Pollack and wife, Claire Griswold arrive at Festival Palace for the presentation of American film Jeremiah Johnson in Cannes, France. AP
The glamorous Cannes Film Festival through the ages - in pictures
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