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Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard clings to a metal beam high above a futuristic city in a dramatic action scene from the film Blade Runner.

Harrison Ford and Edward James Olmos sit in a futuristic vehicle cockpit surrounded by illuminated controls in a scene from the film Blade Runner.

Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty in Blade Runner, with platinum blond hair and a black high-collared coat, seated against a futuristic blue-toned background.

Sean Young as Rachael stands in a crowded, futuristic street scene wearing a large, patterned fur coat in a publicity image from the 1982 film Blade Runner.

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