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By Total Film published 28 September 2007

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75 ‘Mad’ Max Rockatansky Mad Max trilogy

74 Mr Blonde Reservoir Dogs

73 Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle The French Connection; French Connection II

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65 Princess Leia Organa Star Wars: Episodes 4-6

64 Marge Gunderson Fargo

63 Rick Blaine Casablanca

62 Regan Teresa MacNeil The Exorcist

61 Frank Booth Blue Velvet

60 The Monster Frankenstein; Bride Of Frankenstein

59 John Rambo Rambo trilogy

58 Norma Desmond Sunset Boulevard

57 Lester Burnham American Beauty

56 Dracula Dracula

55 Alex De Large A Clockwork Orange

54 Harry Callahan Dirty Harry series

53 Charles Foster Kane Citizen Kane

52 Austin Powers Austin Powers trilogy

51 Dorothy Gale The Wizard Of Oz

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