Official poster of the 32nd Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original illustration by Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon.
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| Opening film | Hair |
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| Closing film | À nous deux |
| Location | Cannes, France |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Palme d'Or (Apocalypse Now and Die Blechtrommel) |
| Number of films | 21 (In Competition) 12 (Un Certain Regard) 8 (Out of Competition) 11 (Short Film) |
| Festival date | 10 May 1979 – 24 May 1979 |
| Website | festival-cannes |
The 32nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10 - 24. The Palme d'Or went to the Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola and Die Blechtrommel by Volker Schlöndorff.
The festival opened with Hair, directed by Miloš Forman and closed with À nous deux, directed by Claude Lelouch.