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Benjamin DODMAN

‘Indy’ mania grips Cannes for Harrison Ford’s last crack of the whip

The fifth and final instalment in the "Indiana Jones" saga got its world premiere in Cannes on May 18, 2023. © Benjamin Dodman, FRANCE 24

From our special correspondant in Cannes – A year after celebrating Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun” comeback, the Cannes Film Festival paid tribute to another beloved icon of the 1980s with the world premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”, returning Harrison Ford to the French Riviera to the delight of fedora-sporting Indy fans lining the Croisette.

Donning Dr Jones’ iconic fedora, leather jacket, safari shirt and khaki trousers, 39-year-old Marco Vendramini of Italy looked every bit the part as he stood outside Cannes’ Palais des Festivals early on Thursday, patiently waiting for his childhood hero to show up on the red carpet later in the day.

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