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- In 1970, an eclectic trio of Winkler/Chartoff films each made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival: Leo the Last won the Best Director prize, the counter-culture cult film, The Strawberry Statement received the Jury Award They Shoot Horses, Don't They? garnered the closing night honors.
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In 1970, an eclectic trio of Winkler/Chartoff films each made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival: Leo the Last won the Best Director prize, the counter-culture cult film, The Strawberry Statement received the Jury Award They Shoot Horses, Don't They? garnered the closing night honors.
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Sep 26, 2018 · In 1970, an eclectic trio of Winkler/Chartoff films each made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival: LEO THE LAST won the Best Director prize, the counter-culture cult film, THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT received the Jury Award THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? garnered the closing night honors.
The 23rd Cannes Film Festival ran from 3 to 18 May 1970. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan (their flags were missing on the Croisette ).
Their next film, The Strawberry Statement (1970), won the Jury Prize at Cannes. Chartoff and Winkler achieved their greatest success yet with Rocky (1976), which earned the Academy Award as Best Picture.
All Palme d'Or (or Grand Prix du Festival) winners from 1939 to 2017. The highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival was called "Grand Prix du Festival" from 1946 to 1954 and again from 1964 to 1974.
The film was released theatrically in the United States on December 10, 1969, and also premiered at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Reviewers praised its direction, screenplay, depiction of the Depression era, and performances (especially of Fonda, York, and Young).
Their next film, The Strawberry Statement (1970), won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival but Chartoff and Winkler roared to the top with Rocky (1976), which earned the Academy Award as Best Picture.
