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Cannes Film Festival

40th edition

  • May 19, 1987
  • France

The 40th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 19 May 1987. French-Italian actor Yves Montand served as jury president for the main competition.

Main Competition

All winners
Award Movie People
Palme d'Or Under the Sun of Satan Maurice Pialat
Grand Prix Repentance Tengiz Abuladze
Jury Prize Shinran: Path to Purity Rentarō Mikuni
Jury Prize Yeelen Souleymane Cissé
Best Director Wings of Desire Wim Wenders
Best Actress in a Leading Role Shy People Barbara Hershey
Best Actor in a Leading Role Dark Eyes Marcello Mastroianni
Best Artistic Contribution Prick Up Your Ears Stanley Myers
FIPRESCI Prize Repentance Tengiz Abuladze
40th Anniversary Prize Intervista Federico Fellini

Caméra d'Or

All winners

The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week).

Award Movie People
Grand Prix Robinsonade, or My English Grandfather Nana Djordjadze

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