CANNES youbelieve your eyes?

Sun, sand and stars. MARION McMULLEN looks back at some of the Hollywood greats who have graced the famous film festival al

1972

Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco and British director Alfred Hitchcock pose for photographers. Befor her royal marriage, Grace Kelly made three films with Hitchcock: Dial M for Murder, Rear Window and To Catch a Thief.

1956

‘Blonde bombshell’ Diana Dors was often referred to as the British Marilyn Monroe

1958

Italian star Sophia Loren enjoys a quiet moment away from the crowds.

1956

Ginger Rogers and Kim Novak signing autographs for fans at the film festival.

1953

French-American actress and dancer Leslie Carron on the sands at Cannes. She appeared in 45 films including musicals Gigi and An American in Paris.

1955

French actress and singer Brigitte Bardot was famous for portraying sexually emancipated women with hedonistic lifestyles, and was one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. She withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973 and focussed her attention on campaigning for animal rights.

1977

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first film was Hercules in New York (1970), but another actor dubbed his lines. The Austrianborn actor’s charm and wit finally came through in the acclaimed documentary Pumping Iron (1977), which led to his starring in Conan the Barbarian in 1982.

1986

James Bond and The Saint star, Roger Moore, relaxes on the beach with his wife Louisa.

1955

American film star and singer Doris Day enjoys a dinner at the festival. She recorded more than 650 songs between 1947 and 1967 and starred in 32 films, from musicals and romantic comedies to Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much.

1953

Spartacus actor Kirk Douglas is filmed in the French sunshine. Douglas met his wife Anne at the festival that year. She was working as the head of protocol for Cannes.