Indiana Jones, Kingdom of Crystal Skull rides into Cannes

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of Crystal Skull has been showing at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

The stars: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent.

The story: It is the 1950s and Dr Indiana Jones (Ford) is a senior member of his college archeology faculty.

But despite his increased years, his passion for adventure is as strong as ever - and he finds himself dragged into the search for the mysterious Crystal Skull, supposedly hidden in a lost city in the Amazon, protected by the living dead. Control of the skull, so legend tells, also means great power. This time round Jones finds himself up against Russian forces and the enigmatic Agent Irina Spalko (Blanchett).

He gets assistance from a college student Mutt Williams (LaBeouf), ex-lover Marion Ravenwood (Allen) and fellow adventurer George "Mac" McHale (Winstone).