# The greatest film heroes according to AFI

From Atticus Finch and Indiana Jones to James Bond, Rick Blaine, Ellen Ripley and Han Solo: the top 15 of the 50 greatest heroes in American film, chosen by the American Film Institute in 2003.

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- Nov 2, 2019 · devoralibros_salta
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## Top 15

1. **James Bond** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sean Connery in Dr. No (1962).
2. **Rick Blaine** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942).
3. **Ellen Ripley** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sigourney Weaver in Aliens (1986).
4. **George Bailey** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
5. **Jefferson Smith** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
6. **Norma Rae Webster** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sally Field in Norma Rae (1979).
7. **Atticus Finch** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Number one.
8. **Marshal Will Kane** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Gary Cooper in High Noon (1952).
9. **Clarice Starling** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
10. **Rocky Balboa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sylvester Stallone in Rocky (1976).
11. **T. E. Lawrence** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
12. **Tom Joad** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Henry Fonda in The Grapes of Wrath (1940).
13. **Oskar Schindler** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Liam Neeson in Schindler's List (1993).
14. **Han Solo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Harrison Ford in Star Wars (1977).
15. **Indiana Jones** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).

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