When they teamed up on the 1989 adventure Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade,Sean Connery and Harrison Ford spent most of their time evading capture by Nazi soldiers. The two actors were enjoying rather more amicable company on Thursday night, however – namely their respective partners Michele Roquebrune and Calista Flockhart.
The two men were reunited in Los Angeles when the iconic Scottish actor was honoured with the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award. A roll-call of Hollywood's elite gathered for the glitzy event, with a series of the industry's biggest stars taking turns to pay tribute to the 75-year-old legend.
With his wife of 30 years sitting proudly by his side, the statuesque performer was clearly moved by the words of praise offered by his fellow screen stars. After thanking the audience for "one hell of a night", the man of the moment harked back to his childhood, growing up the son of a mill worker and a cleaning lady in an impoverished part of Edinburgh, and said it was then that he was given the opportunity to find a better life.
"I got my big break when I was five years old, and it's taken more than 70 years to realise it," he said. "At five I learned to read, and I would not be standing here without the books, plays and scripts."
The ceremony also included some more light-hearted moments, most notably when Canadian funnyman Mike Myers, who has famously played Scottish characters in several of his comedies, took to the stage in a kilt. "Men want to be him, women want him - and in my case I want to be him and I want him," joked the joked the Austin Powers comic.
Among the other famous faces who turned out to congratulate the silver screen veteran were Andy Garcia, Steven Spielberg and his fellow James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan.
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