Catherine Shoard February 7, 2012

Cinema’s marvellous moustaches

Entries are now being accepted for the inaugural tache film festival to be held in Maine in March. Films must be no longer than eight minutes and feature facial hair. Here are some magnificent cinematic taches for inspiration

Groucho Marx — Groucho Marx's greasepaint shows you don't need hair to get yourself a trademark tache Photograph: Bob Landry/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

Moustache gallery: Moustache: Will Ferrell — Will Ferrell in Anchorman You can almost you smell the testosterone coming off this tache. Without words, we know: Ron Burgundy is all man Photograph: Frank Masi, SMPSP

Moustache gallery: Moustache: this is spinal tap — Harry Shearer in This is Spinal Tap Turning the tache to 11 is Derek Smalls's thick slick of stubble with elaborate flares and tapers Photograph: Rex Feature/Everett Collection

SEAN CONNERY — Sean Connery in Zardoz A superlative handlebar beautifully offset by the plait, codpiece, braces with places to store your bullets and thigh-high riding boots
Photograph: 20th C Fox/Everett/Rex Features Photograph: 20th C Fox/Everett/Rex Features

Moustache gallery: Moustache: Daniel Day Lewis — Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood It's hard to tell which is more frightening: his twirly showstopper in Gangs of New York or this one in There Will Be Blood – mania-stained and full of bristle Photograph: Everett /Rex Features/Paramount

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