The 10th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 May 1957.

[4] Nights of Cabiria by Federico Fellini, La casa del ángel by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, A Man Escaped by Robert Bresson, and The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman were entered for the Palme d'Or.

They lost to Friendly Persuasion by William Wyler.

[5] The festival opened with Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Anderson.

[6] During the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, Dolores del Río was the first female member of the jury for the official selection.