26 impossibly glamorous photos from Cannes Film Festivals gone by
Take a look back at some of the most incredible celebrity pictures from Cannes Film Festival...
Take a look back at some of the most incredible celebrity pictures from Cannes Film Festival...
Cannes Film Festival has long been a stellar affair, with some of Hollywood's most glamorous stars jetting into the event to soak up the sun year after year, since way back when.
Sophia Loren, Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot - you name the iconic celebrity, the annual event has at some point hosted them.
In celebration of this year's Cannes Film Festival, now in it's 69th year, we've rounded-up some of the most beautiful and memorable pictures of all time.
From the likes of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg soaking up the sun on the beach in 1974, surrounded by photographers and looking totally at ease, to David Bowie in a slick suit and t-shirt combo ahead of a star-studded premiere in 1976 - there have been plenty of memorable occasions that have happened off the well-documented red carpet.
George Harrison and Ringo Starr spent their afternoons hanging out beachside, as fellow Beatles members chose to spend their downtime with their equally famous other halves. John and Yoko were spotted spending quality time together in the sun on a park bench while Paul and Linda McCartney hung out poolside.
Jayne Mansfield and Brigitte Bardot seemed to make the most of their annual trip to Cannes and were spotted on various occasions taking some time out of their busy schedules to float around in one of the infamous French Riviera sun spots.
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On the Cannes red carpet, the likes of Jack Nicholson dazzled ahead of the Easy Rider premiere way back in 1969, while Elizabeth Taylor and Tippi Hendren kept things ever-so-glam for their highly anticipated appearance at the annual event.
Click through for all the breathtaking pictures from Cannes Film Festival...
Brigitte Bardot
First up, Brigitte Bardot at the Cannes Film Festival, 1953.
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.
Diana Dors
Diana Dors posing alongside a Cadillac at the Cannes Film Festival, 1956.
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin
Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin at Cannes Film Festival, 1969.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at Cannes Film Festival, 1971.
Jane Birkin, George Harrison & Ringo Starr
Jane Birkin, George Harrison and Ringo Starr at Cannes Film Festival, 1968.
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.
Tippi Hendren & Alfred Hitchcock
Tippi Hendren & Alfred Hitchcock at the Cannes Film Festival, 1963.
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson at the Cannes Film Festival, 1974.
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield at the Cannes Film Festival, 1958.
David Bowie
David Bowie at the Cannes Film Festival, 1978.
Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood
Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood at the Cannes Film Festival, 1962.
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren at the Cannes Film Festival, 1958.
Helmut Newton & Jerry Hall
Helmut Newton & Jerry Hall at the Cannes Film Festival, 1983.
Sean Connery
Sean Connery at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin at the Cannes Film Festival, 1974.
Catherine Deneuve & David Bailey
Catherine Deneuve and husband David Bailey at the Cannes Film Festival, 1966.
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot at the Cannes Film Festival, 1953.
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas at the Cannes Film Festival, 1979.
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly dines with photographers during at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson at the Easy Rider film premiere during Cannes Film Festival, 1969.
Elizabeth Taylor & Mike Todd
Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd at Cannes Film Festival, 1957.
Catherine Deneuve & Francoise Dorleac
Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac at the Cannes Film Festival, 1965.
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield at the Cannes Film Festival, 1957.
Joan Collins
Joan Collins at the Cannes Film Festival, 1979.
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