Sarkozy presents Clint Eastwood with French honour
November 14th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
- London, Nov 14 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has presented movie icon Clint Eastwood with the nation’s highest cultural honour.
Eastwood was made a commander in the prestigious Legion of Honour in Paris at a ceremony Friday.
The actor-director, who flew to France for the ceremony, said: “This is a wonderful honour… I really love France. I love movies, and I love the appreciation that the French people have for movies.”
The honour has come to him two years after Sarkozy’s predecessor Jacques Chirac honoured him as a knight of the Legion of Honour.
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