The 7th Cannes Film Festival was held from 25 March to 9 April 1954. With Jean Cocteau as president of the jury, the Grand Prix went to the Gate of Hell by Teinosuke Kinugasa. The festival opened with Le Grand Jeu by Robert Siodmak. This was the last festival with a predominantly French jury. As the festival was becoming more and more a pole of showbiz attraction, scandals and romances of stars were appearing in the press. In 1954, the Simone Silva affair during the Cannes Festival ended up in the destruction of her career as an actor and her premature death, three years later.

Jury

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1954 competition: Feature films Short films

Feature film competition

The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix:

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the various short film awards:

Awards

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1954 awards:

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prize OCIC Award Other awards

Media