Dirty Harry meets Indiana Jones as Cannes catches festival fever

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

CANNES, France (AFP) — Hollywood heavyweights Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford squared up against kung fu pandas and arthouse directors as Cannes on Wednesday caught its annual dose of film festival fever.

Ford, advancing in years but still cracking a bullwhip, was due to fly in to the planet's top cinema showcase for the release of Steven Spielberg's fourth episode of the "Indiana Jones" saga, the festival's centrepiece.

Spielberg has given little away about "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" but fans who have waited 19 years for this latest instalment can expect swash-buckling galore from the intrepid archaeologist.

Eastwood is hoping for the coveted Palme d'Or best film prize with his child-abduction drama "Changeling" starring Angelina...

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