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    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...

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    Published 17 May 2016 In Features

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    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.

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    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

    Brigitte Bardot

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    First up, Brigitte Bardot at the Cannes Film Festival, 1953.

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    Brigitte Bardot

    Brigitte Bardot

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Brigitte Bardot at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.

    Diana Dors

    Diana Dors

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Diana Dors posing alongside a Cadillac at the Cannes Film Festival, 1956.

    Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin

    Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin at Cannes Film Festival, 1969.

    John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    John Lennon and Yoko Ono at Cannes Film Festival, 1971.

    Jane Birkin, George Harrison & Ringo Starr

    Jane Birkin, George Harrison & Ringo Starr

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Jane Birkin, George Harrison and Ringo Starr at Cannes Film Festival, 1968.

    Grace Kelly

    Grace Kelly

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Grace Kelly at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.

    Tippi Hendren & Alfred Hitchcock

    Tippi Hendren & Alfred Hitchcock

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Tippi Hendren & Alfred Hitchcock at the Cannes Film Festival, 1963.

    Jack Nicholson

    Jack Nicholson

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Jack Nicholson at the Cannes Film Festival, 1974.

    Grace Kelly

    Grace Kelly

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Grace Kelly at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.

    Jayne Mansfield

    Jayne Mansfield

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Jayne Mansfield at the Cannes Film Festival, 1958.

    David Bowie

    David Bowie

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    David Bowie at the Cannes Film Festival, 1978.

    Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood

    Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood at the Cannes Film Festival, 1962.

    Sophia Loren

    Sophia Loren

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Sophia Loren at the Cannes Film Festival, 1958.

    Helmut Newton & Jerry Hall

    Helmut Newton & Jerry Hall

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Helmut Newton & Jerry Hall at the Cannes Film Festival, 1983.

    Sean Connery

    Sean Connery

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Sean Connery at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.

    Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin

    Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin at the Cannes Film Festival, 1974.

    Catherine Deneuve & David Bailey

    Catherine Deneuve & David Bailey

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Catherine Deneuve and husband David Bailey at the Cannes Film Festival, 1966.

    Brigitte Bardot

    Brigitte Bardot

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Brigitte Bardot at the Cannes Film Festival, 1953.

    Michael Douglas

    Michael Douglas

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Michael Douglas at the Cannes Film Festival, 1979.

    Grace Kelly

    Grace Kelly

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Grace Kelly dines with photographers during at the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.

    Jack Nicholson

    Jack Nicholson

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Jack Nicholson at the Easy Rider film premiere during Cannes Film Festival, 1969.

    Elizabeth Taylor & Mike Todd

    Elizabeth Taylor & Mike Todd

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd at Cannes Film Festival, 1957.

    Catherine Deneuve & Francoise Dorleac

    Catherine Deneuve & Francoise Dorleac

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac at the Cannes Film Festival, 1965.

    Jayne Mansfield

    Jayne Mansfield

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Jayne Mansfield at the Cannes Film Festival, 1957.

    Joan Collins

    Joan Collins

    Cannes Film Festival Pictures

    Joan Collins at the Cannes Film Festival, 1979.

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