These are some of the figures for the 74th Cannes Film Festival, which will take place between July 6 and 17.
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The number of times the festival could not be held: in 1939 due to World War II, in 1948 and 1950 for economic reasons, in 1968 (interrupted by the May 68 protests) and in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic .
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The number of directors who won the Palme d’Or twice: Francis Ford Coppola, Shohei Imamura, Billie August, Emir Kusturica, the Dardenne brothers, Michael Haneke, Ken Loach and the Swede Alf Sjöberg.
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The number of pieces of gold that make up the famous 18-karat Palme d’Or, with a value of 20,000 euros (about 24,000 USD).
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The number of films in the highest competition in this edition, the same figure as the steps of the Palace of Festivals where the films are presented, known as “the stairway of glory.”
