1955 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 8th Cannes Film Festival, an original illustration by Marcel Huet | |
| Opening film | Rififi |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Carmen Jones |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palm d'Or: Marty |
| No. of films | 33 (In Competition) |
| Festival date | 26 April 1955 – 10 May 1955 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 8th Cannes Film Festival took place from 26 April to 10 May 1955. French writer and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol served as jury president for the main competition.
The first Palme d'Or was awarded, as the highest prize of the Festival, to Marty by Delbert Mann.
Until the 1954 Festival, the whimsical way various prizes were being awarded had drawn much criticism. In answer to this, from 1955 onwards, the Jury was composed of foreign celebrities from the film industry.
The festival opened with Rififi by Jules Dassin, and closed with Carmen Jones by Otto Preminger.