French filmmaker Jean Delannoy has died at the age of 100.

His 1946 film "La symphonie pastorale" earned him the first Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival. His last movie, "Marie of Nazareth", was released in 1995.

French filmmaker Jean Delannoy, prize-winner at the 1946 Cannes film festival for "La symphonie pastorale" (Pastoral Symphony), has died at age 100, his family said Thursday.

The actor-turned-director gained prominence for his screen adaptations of literary classics such as the 1943...