Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'Or in Cannes. Here's his history with the festival
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Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'Or in Cannes. Here's his history with the festival
CANNES, France (AP) — Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, a culmination for the 81-year-old actor whose history with the French film festival stretches back half a century.In 1976, De Niro starred in two films — Martin Scorsese's \"Taxi Driver\" and Bernardo Bertolucci's \"1900\" — that premiered in competition at Cannes. \"Taxi Driver\" was an immediate sensation, and went home with the festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or.Since then, De Niro has been a regular on the Croisette, returning with “The King of Comedy” in 1983, Sergio Leone's “Once Upon a Time ..