When was the Cannes Film Festival established?
The Cannes Film Festival was established in 1939.
Winners of its Golden Palm (for Best Film) have included Marty (1955), La Dolce Vita (1960), M*A*S*H (1970), and The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978).
The correct pronunciation of Demi Moore’s first name is Duh-MEE.
The sequel to the silent version of The Mark of Zorro (1925) was Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925). Douglas Fairbanks played Don Diego Vega (Zorro) in both movies, and also Don Cesar de Vega, the son of Zorro.
Longtime associate Martin Bregman produced the Al Pacino comeback vehicle Sea of Love (1989). Martin Bregman also produced the Pacino films Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975 ) and Scarface (1983 ).
“Rosebud,” said by Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles), is the first spoken line in Citizen Kane (1941). “Throw that junk in,” said by Kane’s butler, Raymond (Paul Stewart), as the “Rosebud” sled is thrown into the flames, is the last spoken line in Citizen Kane (1941).
No, Lawrence of Arabia (1962) was not Peter O’Toole’s first film. O’Toole played several secondary roles in Ombre Bianche, Les Dents du Diable, The Savage Innocents, The Day They Robbed the Bank of England, and Kidnapped (all 1960). He did not become famous until he appeared as T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.
Tales from the Crypt (1972) and The Vault of Horror (1973) were the 1970s British horror films that were inspired by 1950s E.C. Horror Comics. Both were produced by Milton Subotsky and Max J. Rosenberg for Amicus-Metromedia. They were released by Cinerama.