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00:00 In a wall of autograph hunters clamoring for attention, you've got to look the part to stand out.
00:05 And not just one, but a row of Identikit Indies lining London's Leicester Square
00:10 for the very last crusade for eight-year-old Harrison Ford and the Indiana Jones franchise.
00:15 Forty years since his first appearance, the world-famous archaeologist may be past his prime, but that's the point.
00:22 "We know him from the beginning, you know, when he was about 40 years old, and we know him when he's 80 years old. Cool."
00:32 [Music]
00:36 Film buffs say The Dial of Destiny is a rush of romanticism.
00:39 "If I pull your seatbelt, there might be some tablets."
00:43 While it might not be as thrilling as earlier adventures, there's still a few cinematic gems.
00:48 And...
00:49 "And now, a final triumph."
00:51 More explosions than you can shake a stick at.
00:54 The movie's co-star is Britain's Golden Globe-winning actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge,
00:58 a lifelong indie fan who wasn't yet born when the first movie came out.
01:03 "I'm just living in this moment, in Harrison's moment, in the moment of this movie."
01:07 It's the first of the franchise not directed by Steven Spielberg.
01:10 US director James Mangold, behind the Oscar-winning Walk the Line, takes it on.
01:15 But it's bound to be remembered as Harrison's swan song.
01:18 "I'm retiring."
01:19 "Well, in that case, what are we drinking?"
01:20 "Same for the goddaughters."
01:22 His own story worthy of a Hollywood script.
01:24 A former carpenter who met George Lucas while fixing a door.
01:27 "A dial that could change the course of history."
01:29 It changed his course of history.
01:31 Four decades on, finally hangs up his hat after this last crack of the whip.
01:36 "I need to get out of here."
01:37 (engine rumbling)