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The 26th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10–25 1973. The Palme d’Or went to the The Hireling by Alan Bridges and Scarecrow by Jerry Schatzberg. At this festival two new non-competitive sections were added: ‘Étude et documents’ and ‘Perspectives du Cinéma Français’ (which is started by the French Film Directors’ Society and runs until 1991).The festival opened with Godspell directed by David Greene and closed with Lady Sings the Blues directed by Sidney J. Furie.
