The 26th Cannes Film Festival of 1972 , held from May 10 to 25 in Cannes, France.
| Cannes Film Festival 1973 | |
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| the date of the | from May 10 to May 25, 1973 |
| Location |  France , Cannes |
| Chairman of the jury |  Ingrid Bergman |
Jury
- Ingrid Bergman (Sweden) (Chair)
- Jean Delannoy (France)
- Lawrence Darrell (UK)
- Rodolfo Echeverria (Spain)
- Boreslav Mikhalek (Poland)
- Francois Nourisier (France)
- Leo Pestelli (Italy) (journalist)
- Sidney Pollack (USA)
- Robert Rozhdestvensky (USSR)
- Robert Enricot (France) (chairman of the jury for short films)
- Samuel Lachiz (France) (critic) (short films)
- Alexander Marin (short films)
Films in the competition program
| Winners are highlighted in a separate color. |
| Title | original name | Producer | A country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana and the Wolves | Ana y los lobos | Carlos Saura | Spain |
| Beauty | Belle | Andre Delvaux | France Belgium |
| La mort d'un bûcheron | La mort d'un bûcheron | Gilles Charles | Canada |
| The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Paul zindel | USA |
| Electra Glide in Blue | Electra Glide in Blue | James William Guercio | USA |
| Wild planet | La planetet sauvage | Rene Lalu | France Czechoslovakia |
| Le far west | Le far west | Jacques Brel | France Belgium |
| Godspell | Godspell | David Greene (director) | USA |
| Big grub | La grande bouffe | Marco Ferreri | France Italy |
| Employee | The hireling | Alan Bridges | Great Britain |
| Bisturi, la mafia bianca | Bisturi, la mafia bianca | Luigi Zampa | Italy |
| Sanatorium under Clepsydra | Sanatorium pod klepsydrą | Wojciech Has | Poland |
| L'invitation | L'invitation | Claude Goretta | Switzerland |
| Jeremiah | Jeremy | Arthur barron | USA |
| Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero: stamattina alle 10, in via dei Fiori, nella nota casa di tolleranza | Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero: stamattina alle 10, in via dei Fiori, nella nota casa di tolleranza | Lina Wertmüller | Italy France |
| Milf and whore | La maman et la putain | Jean Estache | France |
| Monologue | Monologue | Ilya Averbakh | the USSR |
| Oh lucky one! | O Lucky Man! | Lindsay Anderson | Great Britain |
| Un amleto di meno | Un amleto di meno | Carmelo Bene | Italy |
| La otra imagen | La otra imagen | Antoni ribas | Spain |
| Petőfi '73 | Petőfi '73 | Ferenc kardos | Hungary |
| Scarecrow | Scarecrow | Jerry Schatzberg | USA |
| A promessa | A promessa | Antonio de macedo | Portugal |
| We want colonels | Vogliamo i colonnelli | Mario monicelli | Italy |
Films Out of Competition
- Doll House , directed by Joseph Losey
- Future Shock , Director Alexander Grasshoff
- An unattainable goal , directed by John Frankenheimer
- American Night , directed by Francois Truffaut
- Lady sings the blues , directed by Sidney J. Fury
- Lo Païs , director Gerard Guerin
- Olivier Messiaen et les Oiseaux , Director Michelle Fano , Denise Tual
- Picasso, Peintre Du Siècle 1900-1973 , directed by Lauro Venturi
- Swastika , directed by Philip Mora
- Holy Mountain , directed by Alejandro Jodorowski
- Through the Eyes of Eight , directors Milos Forman , Claude Lelouch , Yuri Ozerov , May Setterling , Kon Ichikawa , John Schlesinger , Arthur Penn , Michael Pflegar
- Whispers and screams , directed by Ingmar Bergman
- Wattstax , director Mel Stewart
- We can't go home again , directed by Nicholas Ray
Short films
- 1812 , directed by Sandor Reisenbühler
- Balablok , director Bretislav Pojar
- Langage du geste , director Kamal al-Sheikh
- La Ligne de sceaux , directed by Jean-Paul Toroc
- Skagen 1972 , director Claus Weeke
- Space Boy , director Renate Druks
- La Tête , director Emile Bourget
Rewards
- Golden palm branch :
- Employee , Director Alan Bridges
- Scarecrow , Director Jerry Schatzberg
- Grand Prix : Mommy and whore , directed by Jean Estache
- Jury Prize :
- Sanatorium “Under clepsydra” , director Wojciech Khas
- Invitation , directed by Claude Goretta
- Award for Best Actor : Giancarlo Giannini - Film of Love and Anarchy, or Today at ten in the morning on Via dei Fiori in the famous House of Tolerance
- Award for Best Actress : Joan Woodward - The Effect of Gamma Rays on Pale Yellow Marigolds
- Technical Grand Prix: Whispers and screams , directed by Ingmar Bergman
- Special Award: Wild Planet , directed by Rene Lalu
- Best Debut: Jeremy , Director Arthur Barron
- Golden palm branch for the short film : Balablock , director Bretislav Pojar
- Jury Prize for the short film: 1812 , directed by Sandor Reisenbühler
- Prize of the International Association of Film Critics (FIPRESCI):
- Big grub
- Milf and whore
- International Catholic Film Organization (OCIC) Prize: Scarecrow , Director Jerry Schatzberg