Video: 'Cannes Film Festival (1946)'

(Friday, September 20, 1946) — The first Cannes Film Festival, lasting 16 days, opened today in France, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.

Among the films honored with the Golden Palm were The Lost Weekend, Brief Encounter, Rome, Open City and Pastoral Symphony; The Battle of the Rails won the International Jury.

Video: 'Cannes Film Festival 1946-1979 part 1'

Video: 'Cannes Filnm Festival 1980-2010 part 2'