US actor Gary Grant arrives at the Festival Palace 13 May 1976 during the 30th Cannes Film Festival.

Gene Kelly 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, May 13, 1976. (AP Photo/Jean-Jacques Levy)

PHOTO:EAST NEWS/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS Actress Maria Schneider and director Michelangello Antonioni are pictured, 15 May 1975, during the Cannes International Film Festival.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS MEKSYKANSKI REZYSER LUIS BUNUEL PODCZAS FESTIWALU FILMOWEGO W CANNES W 1972 ROKU Luis Bunuel, the Mexican director walks on the Croisette in Cannes during the Film Festival in May 1972. Born in 1900 in Calanda, Spain, Luis Bunuel settled in Mexico in 1947, where he directed such major films as "Los Olivados" (1950, "The young and the Damned"), "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (1972) and "That Obscure Object of Desire" (1977).

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Picture taken in May 1972 of British film director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) posing on a boat in Cannes before the international film festival. Hitckcock directed his first film in 1925 and rose to become an unexcelled master of suspense, internationally recognized for his intricate plots and novel camera technique.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Picture taken in May 1972 of British film director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) posing on a boat in Cannes before the international film festival. Hitckcock directed his first film in 1925 and rose to become an unexcelled master of suspense, internationally recognized for his intricate plots and novel camera technique.

Photo prise en mai 1972 du r??alisateur am??ricain d'origine britannique Alfred Hitchcock ?. Cannes. This picture dated May 1972 shows US director Alfred Hitchcock on Cannes' reknown beach. Cannes annual filmfest will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year from May 7-19 with 20 films selected.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP File photo dated May 1972 shows US Director Elia Karzan leaving the Palais au Festival in Cannes. Karzan died at the age of 94 in his Manhattan home. The movies "On the Waterfront" and "Gentlemen's Agreement" brought him two oscar awards.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Italian film director and President of Cannes Festival 1969, Luchino Visconti (R) talks to Romy Schneider (L) at Cannes, 09 may 1969. Romy Schneider who came to the movies very early, starring in the very popular "Sissi", played in two Visconti's film: "Boccacio 70" in 1961 and later "Ludwig" in 1972. Visconti won the Golden Palm at Cannes in 1963 for "Il Gattopardo" (The Leopard). N/B B/W

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Spanish director Luis Bunuel holds the the Holly Cross to give an idea of the action on the shooting of his 1969 film "The Milky Way". During his career Bunuel made over 30 films from 1928 to 1978. His first films, made with Salvador Dali, were a sensation with their surrealistic, macabre approach : "An Andalousian Dog", 1928 and "The Golden Age". His career then went into eclipse until he settled in Mexico (1947) where he directed such major films as "Los Olvidados" (1950) for which he won the 1951 Cannes Film Festival's best director award. His main films are "Viridiana" (1961), "The Discret Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (1972) and "That Obscure Object of Desire" (1977).

French film director Claude Lelouch shows his trophy after being awarded the Golden Palm for his film "Un homme et une femme" next to smiling Per Anderson awarded Best actor in a leading role for the Danish film "Sult" during the closing ceremony of the 20th Cannes Film Festival 21 May 1966.

PHOTO: EATS NEWS/AFP (FILES) File portrait shot during the Cannes Film Festival 1964 of Italian actress Sophia Loren.

PHOTO: EATS NEWS/AFP (FILES) File picture shot during the Cannes Film Festival 1964 of Italian actress Sophia Loren.

PHOTO: EATS NEWS/AFP (FILES) Undated file portrait shot during the Cannes Film Festival of Italian actress Sophia Loren.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS AKTORKA CLAUDIA CARDINALE.PRZED POKAZEM FILMU FEDERICO FELLINIEGO "OTTO E MEZO"NA FESTIWALU W CANNES Photo dat??e de mai 1963 de l'actrice italienne Claudia Cardinale, n??e le 15 avril 1939, souriant ?. ses fans avant la pr??sentation du film "Otto e mezzo" du r??alisateur italien Federico Fellini au festival du film de Cannes. (N&B SEULEMENT) Picture taken in May 1963 of Italian actress Claudia Cardinale who was born 15 April 1939, smiling at her fans before the presentation of the movie by Italian director Federico Fellini "Otto e mezzo" at the Cannes film festival. (B&W ONLY)

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP L'actrice autrichienne Romy Schneider (C) assiste le 05 mai 1959 ?. Cannes en compagnie du poA?te Jean Cocteau, pr??sident d'honneur du Festival de Cannes, et de sa mA?re Magda, ?. une projection. Romy Schneider, n??e Rosemarie Albach-Retty, le 23 septembre 1938 ?. Vienne de com??diens c??lA?bres en Autriche, Magda Schneider et Wolf Albach-Retty, avait fait ses d??buts ?. l'??cran dans "Lilas Blancs", en 1953 ?. l'??ge de 15 ans. Ensuite, c'est la s??rie des "Sissi", personnage de jeune princesse romantique, qui fait sa gloire dans le monde entier. Schneider est d??c??d??e dans la nuit du 28 au 29 mai 1982 ?. la suite d'absorption de somnifA?res et d'alcool, un an aprA?s la morte accidentelle de son fils David-Christopher. (FILM)

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP People look on an advertising poster for the French film La Symphonie Pastorale acted by Michele Morgan, 19 August 1949 in Wiesbaden. Born Simone Roussel in 1920, she debuted on screen at the age of 15 in a bit part. Soon she progressed to lead roles, becoming the most popular actress in France. She won the 1946 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for her role in La Symphonie Pastorale. She largely retired from screen in 1968, but has occasionally returned to both lead and cameo roles. She authored an autobiography "With those eyes", in 1977. Among some 60 films in which she acted : Quai des Brumes (1938) co-starred with Jean Gabin, Remorques (1941), Fabiola (1949), Maria Chapdelaine (1950), Les Orgueilleux (1953) co-starred with Gerard Philippe, Les Grandes Manoeuvres (1955).