Video: The dramatic moment Cannes gunman is wrestled to the ground Amateur footage showed a man being wrestled to the ground by armed police near the stage beside Cannes' seafront promenade, the Croisette. Moments earlier, actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil were among guests being interviewed live on a French television show when what sounded like gunfire rang out. Local newspaper Nice-Matin reported that a man was detained by police with a starter's pistol, a pocket knife and a plastic grenade in his possession.