Blade Runner

1982

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Director:

Ridley Scott

Studio:

The Ladd Company, Shaw Brothers, Blade Runner Partnership

Starring:

Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos

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In Los Angeles in 2019, Rick Deckard, a retired "blade runner", is forced to hunt down four replicants, bioengineered humans, who have escaped from an off-world colony to find their creator and extend their short lifespans. During the hunt he falls for Rachael, a replicant who believes she is human.