Steven Spielberg's legendary heroes

Steven Spielberg’s filmography is marked by unusual, captivating and unforgettable characters that have become icons in the world of cinema. From E.T the extra-terrestrial to the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, Cannes looks back on the heroes that have entertained generation after generation of cinema-goers and remain imprinted on the collective memory.

Jaws – 1975

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

Martin Brody

Close Encounters of the Third Kind – 1977

“Mince alors!”

Claude Lacombe

Raiders of the Lost Ark – 1978

“Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes?”

Indiana Jones

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – 1982

“E.T. phone home”

E.T.

The Color Purple – 1985

“I’m poor, black, I might even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here. I’m here.”

Celie

Empire of the Sun – 1987

“P-51! Cadillac of the sky!”

Jim

Hook – 1991

“Jack, Maggie, all you have to do is think one happy thought,
and you’ll fly like me.”

Peter Pan

Jurassic Park – 1993

“Don’t move! He can’t see us if we don’t move.”

Dr. Alan Grant

Schindler’s List – 1993

“I could have gotten one more person… and I didn’t! And I… I didn’t!”

Oskar Schindler

Saving Private Ryan – 1998

“I just know that every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel.”

Captain Miller

A.I. Artificial Intelligence – 2001

“Please make me a real boy.”

David

Minority Report – 2002

“There hasn’t been a murder in six years. The system, it is perfect.”

John Anderton

Catch Me If You Can – 2002

“I’m going to let you fly tonight, Frank. I’m not even going to try to stop you. That’s because I know you’ll be back on Monday.”

Carl Hanratty

“Yeah? How do you know I’ll come back?”

Frank Abagnale, Jr.

“Frank, look. Nobody’s chasing you.”

Carl Hanratty

War of the Worlds – 2005

“You keep your eyes only on me, you understand? Don’t look down. Don’t look around me. I’m taking you to the car and you’re gonna want to look around… but you’re not going to, are you?”

Ray Ferrier

Munich – 2006