Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford 'deeply moved' by Cannes Film Festival award

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To play this video you need JavaScript enabled in your browser. < /figure>By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporter
Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford said he was "deeply moved and touched" when he received a Palme d honorary gold at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 80-year-old American actor received the award ahead of the premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny.
His latest spin as a fearless archaeologist with a whip was among the most anticipated of the festival.
Ford said the character he first played in Raiders Of The Lost Ark in 1981 was a big part of his life.
"They say when you're about to die you see your life flash before your eyes," Ford said in tears, after the audience had seen a snippet of his career before the film began. "And I just saw my life flash before my eyes.
"A lot of my life but not all of my life," he added. , before thanking his wife, Ally McBeal actress Calista Flockhart, for "supporting my passion and my dreams".
In his fifth and The latest action hero outing, Ford stars alongside Mads Mikkelsen and Fleabag writer and actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who plays her character's goddaughter.
Speaking directly to the audience, he continued: the purpose and meaning of my life and I'm grateful for that. So grateful to have the opportunity to work with others like Phoebe and Mads.
"I am deeply moved by this honor and humbled - but I have a film you must see. So let me digress."

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Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford 'deeply moved' by Cannes Film Festival award

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To play this video you need JavaScript enabled in your browser. < /figure>By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporter

Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford said he was "deeply moved and touched" when he received a Palme d honorary gold at the Cannes Film Festival.

The 80-year-old American actor received the award ahead of the premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny.

His latest spin as a fearless archaeologist with a whip was among the most anticipated of the festival.

Ford said the character he first played in Raiders Of The Lost Ark in 1981 was a big part of his life.

"They say when you're about to die you see your life flash before your eyes," Ford said in tears, after the audience had seen a snippet of his career before the film began. "And I just saw my life flash before my eyes.

"A lot of my life but not all of my life," he added. , before thanking his wife, Ally McBeal actress Calista Flockhart, for "supporting my passion and my dreams".

In his fifth and The latest action hero outing, Ford stars alongside Mads Mikkelsen and Fleabag writer and actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who plays her character's goddaughter.

Speaking directly to the audience, he continued: the purpose and meaning of my life and I'm grateful for that. So grateful to have the opportunity to work with others like Phoebe and Mads.

"I am deeply moved by this honor and humbled - but I have a film you must see. So let me digress."