Panic ... Christoph Waltz, right, and Daniel Auteuil, centre, are evacuated after shots were fired
A LIVE show at Cannes Film Festival with Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz was rocked when a gunman stormed the seaside studio.
Django Unchained star Waltz was left fearing for his life as the deranged man fired two shots and threatened to blow up the set with a hand grenade.Panicking spectators and crew scurried for cover as security guards rushed Waltz and fellow actor Daniel Auteuil off stage.
Armed police wrestled the suspected gunman to the ground on the palm-lined waterfront and detained him.
Busted ... officers pin the suspected gunman to the ground
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Only after the drama unfolded did officers discover the shots had been fired from a starter's pistol.
They also recovered a pocket knife and dummy plastic grenade at the scene.
Speaking after the dramatic incident yesterday evening, Academy Award winner Waltz said: "I was on a panel at the Studio Canal platform off the beach when a man produced a gun.
Man fires shots and points gun at Christoph Waltz
Oscar-winner ... Christoph Waltz with Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained
"I think it was a pistol and he fired but luckily for me they were blanks.
"Then he shouted he had a grenade and again luckily for me there was no grenade.
"The police have him. They tackled him to the ground."
The Cannes festival jury member, who also starred in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, added: "I don't know who he was or where he came from or what his problem was."
Evidence ... police officer holds what appears to be the gun used by the man
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Witness Arthur Laiguesse said: "The bodyguards jumped over the barriers into the crowd and pulled him to the ground.
"The police arrived and told everyone to run because there was a grenade in his hand."
A police source blamed the incident on a "crazy guy".
The shooting came after thieves stole almost £1million of gems due to be loaned to stars at the famous annual film festival.
Security ... Waltz described how officers 'tackled him to the ground'
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