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Mickey Rourke Attends Cannes in 1988

Mickey Rourke Attends Cannes in 1988

Mickey Rourke attends the Cannes Film Festival in 1988. Rourke was known in his early films for combining his baby-faced good looks with a sordid, rumpled charm and brooding intensity.

In this photo: Mickey Rourke

Photo: RDA/Getty Images

May 22, 1989