The 13th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 20 May 1960. The Palme d'Or went to the La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini. The festival opened with Ben-Hur, directed by William Wyler. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1960 competition: Feature films Georges Simenon (Belgium) Jury President Marc Allégret (France) Louis Chauvet (France) (journalist) Diego Fabbri (Italy) Hidemi Ima (Japan) Grigori Kozintsev (Soviet Union) Maurice Leroux (France) Max Lippmann (West Germany) (critic) Henry Miller (USA) Simone Renant (France) Ulises Petit de Murat (Argentina) Short films Georges Altman (France) (journalist) Nicolas Hayer (France) Henri Storck (Belgium) Jean Vivie (France) (CST official) Dušan Vukotić (Yugoslavia) Feature film competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: America As Seen by a Frenchman (L'Amérique insolite) by François Reichenbach L'avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni Bad Luck (Zezowate szczęście) by Andrzej Munk Ballad of a Soldier (Ballada o soldate) by Grigori Chukhrai The Chasers (Jakten) by Erik Løchen Cidade Ameaçada by Roberto Farias The Delinquents (Los golfos) by Carlos Saura La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini The Enchanting Shadow (Ching nu yu hun) by Li Han Hsiang First Lesson (Parvi urok) by Rangel Vulchanov The Hole (Le Trou) by Jacques Becker Home from the Hill by Vincente Minnelli If the Wind Frightens You (Si le vent te fait peur) by Emile Degelin The Lady with the Dog (Dama s sobachkoy) by Iosif Kheifits Macario by Roberto Gavaldón Never on Sunday (Pote tin Kyriaki) by Jules Dassin The Ninth Circle (Deveti krug) by France Štiglic Odd Obsession (Kagi) by Kon Ichikawa Paw(also known as Boy of Two Worlds) by Astrid Henning-Jensen La Procesión by Francis Lauric The Savage Innocents by Nicholas Ray and Baccio Bandini Seven Days... Seven Nights (Moderato Cantabile) by Peter Brook Sons and Lovers by Jack Cardiff Sujata by Bimal Roy Telegrame by Gheorghe Naghi and Aurel Miheles The Unsent Letter (Neotpravlennoye pismo) by Mikhail Kalatozov The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) by Ingmar Bergman When the Woman Butts In (Kam čert nemůže) by Zdeněk Podskalský The Young One by Luis Buñuel Films out of competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: Ben-Hur by William Wyler Orient-Occident by Enrico Fulchignoni Short film competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: Aux confins des deux continents by Emlak Kredi Bankasi La ballata del Monte Bianco by Luciano Ricci The Blue