Cannes: Palme d'Or

The Palme d’Or is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. From 1964 to 1974 it was replaced again by the Grand Prix du Festival.

>> Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939-1954)

1939 Union Pacific , Cecil B. DeMille (United States)
1946 Torment (Hets), Alf Sjöberg (Sweden)
The Lost Weekend, Billy Wilder (United States)
The Red Meadows (De røde enge) Bodil Ipsen and Lau...