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Cory Woodroof

Harrison Ford tearily delivered a touching Cannes award speech during Indiana Jones premiere

As his latest globetrotting adventure Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week, franchise star Harrison Ford got a hero’s welcome in France.

Juxtaposed with the first public screening of the blockbuster sequel, Cannes played a highlight reel to honor Ford’s career and gave him an honorary Palme d’Or for his five decades of film achievement.

While he’s known for his gruff, sarcastic characters, Ford became overwhelmed with emotion at the honor and the praise from the audience who likely grew up watching Ford fight bad guys on the big screen.

“They say, when you’re about to die, you see your life flash before your eyes,” Ford said with a laugh after the montage of his best film moments. “And I just saw my life flash before my eyes, a great part of my life.”

Ford is one of the truly legendary actors in the profession, and he was richly deserving of such an honor on such a major stage in the movie world.

His latest Indiana Jones film hit theaters on June 30.

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