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Year: 1972 (45th) Academy Awards

Category: Foreign Language Film

Film Title: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Winner: France (accepted by producer Serge Silberman)

Presenter: Elke Sommer, Jack Valenti

Date & Venue: March 27, 1973; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

SERGE SILBERMAN:
As my English is so-so, the speech will be very short. First, thanks to Luis Buñuel did[?] accepted to make the picture. And then I would like to thanks, to thank to Twentieth Century-Fox, who helped me to make the picture known, especially here in the United States. Thanks to you all and to the Academy.

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[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]