Vintage Cannes: This Is How Hollywood Stars Rocked the Red Carpet

Hollywood’s golden era stars added much of its glamour to the Cannes Film Festival.

Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

The prestigious Festival de Cannes is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year starting tomorrow. And we would be glued to our screens checking what our favourite stars - Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor along with Hollywood celebs - are flaunting. But how about a throwback trip?

Let’s look back on how some of the greatest stars from what is known as Hollywood’s golden era rocked the red carpet - and beyond - at the film festival over the years. Check out these rare pictures:

A crowned Elizabeth Taylor turns heads in a shawl gown in 1957 with third husband Mike Todd for company. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ MarieClaire)

Ella fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe in Cannes in the 1950s. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ ldfashioindesigns)

The beautiful Ingrid Bergman waves to her fans in 1956 Cannes. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ ClassicHollywoodLTA)

The stunning Sophia Loren set the mercury soaring during the 1955 festival. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ GAC)

Cary Grant and Kim Novak make a stunning picture together in Cannes, 1959. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ artdigiland)

Olivia de Havilland and Kirk Douglas attend the festival in 1953. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ BradfordBove)

Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty drive shutterbugs mad during the 1963 fest. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ VGA)

The inimitable Alfred Hitchcock creates a moment during the 1972 film festival. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ ClassicHollywoodLTA)

The stunning Grace Kelly adds glamour to Cannes in 1955. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ apartmentsCannes)

Marlon Brando checks out groceries in Cannes, 1954. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ henryk.wesolowski)

Yul Brynner waves at fans at the festival, 1958. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ Histoirdevoirphotos)

Bette Davies lights up at the festival in 1963. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ flashbak)

Brigitte Bardot grabs eyeballs at the 1965 festival. (Photo: Pinterest)

Sidney Poitier and Jean Seberg surrounded by photographers in Cannes, 1961. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/ ClassicHollywoodLTA)

Gregory Peck with his wife Veronique at Cannes (year unknown). (Photo:  Pinterest)

Paul Newman is the indubitable cool dude of the 1973 festival. (Photo: Pinterest)