Cannes Film Festival: all the glamour of the golden age in pictures

1953: Brigitte Bardot makes her debut at the Cannes Film Festival, posing for photographers on the beachPicture: SIPA / Rex Features

1954: Simone Silva poses topless with Robert Mitchum during the Cannes film festival. Having been elected 'Miss Festival', Simone Silva was asked to leave the festival after her semi-nude pose which resulted in one photographer breaking his arm and another his leg in the rush for picturesPicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

1955: Gina Lollobrigida is surrounded by French Navy sailorsPicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

1955: Grace Kelly poses at the harbourPicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

1956: Diana Dors poses for photographersPicture: Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy

1959: Sophia Loren is the photographers' favourite at the 12th International Cannes Film FestivalPicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

1957: Elizabeth Taylor is pictured at the 10th Cannes International Film FestivalPicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

 

1958: Jayne Mansfield swims in a poolPicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

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1958: Jeanne Moreau stands on a tablePicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

1955: Sophia Loren at the Cannes Film FestivalPicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features 

1962: Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood attend the festivalPicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

 

1962: Alain Delon offers Romy Schneider a cigarettePicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

 

1962: Johnny Hallyday and Elke Sommer sit on the beachPicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

1966: Raquel Welch arrives on the back of a motorbikePicture: Sipa Press / Rex Features

1967: Vanessa Redgrave poses on the beachPicture: Roger-Viollet / Rex Features

και η Θεά ...1974: Jane Birkin goes out on a pedaloPicture: AFP/Getty Images

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