Biography
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken, March 31, 1943) is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Antz (1998), Vendetta (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Joe Dirt (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy fil...
Known For
Complete Filmography

From Roger Moore with Love
2024
as Self
Friends, family and co-stars take part in this revealing and entertaining look at British icon Roger Moore and his rise to global fame. With rare home...

Dune: Part Two
2024
as Emperor
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed hi...
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

Wild Mountain Thyme
2020
as Tony Reilly
Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a...

Percy
2020
as Percy Schmeiser
Percy Schmeiser, a third-generation farmer, gets sued by a corporate giant for allegedly using their patented seeds. With little resources to fight a ...

Percy
2020
Executive Producer
Percy Schmeiser, a third-generation farmer, gets sued by a corporate giant for allegedly using their patented seeds. With little resources to fight a ...

The War with Grandpa
2020
as Jerry
Peter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the cr...

Showbiz Kids
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a chil...

QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...

The Jesus Rolls
2019
as Warden
Hours after his release from prison, Jesus Quintana pairs up with fellow misfits Petey and Marie for a freewheeling joyride of petty crime and romance...

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the...

Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Trumbull Land
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Everyone has seen a Trumbull sequence in Stanley Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey", Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" or Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounte...

Talking with the Vampires
2018
Abel Ferrara directed this thirty-minute documentary that interviews the cast of his film THE ADDICTION.

Irreplaceable You
2018
as Myron
A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating.

Father Figures
2017
as Dr. Walter Tinkler
Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in or...

Nine Lives
2016
as Felix Perkins
A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.

The Family Fang
2016
as Caleb Fang
A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.

One More Time
2016
as Paul Lombard
Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut - relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is ...

The Jungle Book
2016
as King Louie (voice)
A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a jou...

Eddie the Eagle
2016
as Warren Sharp
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire...

Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
2015
as Clem
When happy family man Joe Dirt finds himself transported to the recent past, he begins an epic journey to get back to his loved ones in the present.

Peter Pan Live!
2014
as Captain Hook
Following in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful The Sound of Music LIVE! - which drew over 18 million viewers - comes this musical masterpie...

Jersey Boys
2014
as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
A musical biopic of the Four Seasons—the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became...

Turks & Caicos
2014
as Curtis Pelissier
The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last seen whistleblowing at MI5 in Page Eight, has a new...

Gods Behaving Badly
2013
as Zeus
Greek gods living in modern-day New York intervene in the lives of a young couple.

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
2013
as Self
When Marvin Hamlisch passed away in August 2012 the worlds of music, theatre and cinema lost a talent the likes of which we may never see again. Seemi...

The Power of Few
2013
as Doke
Spies, cops and armed children cross paths on a day of danger, mystery and possible transformation. Five unusual characters are unknowingly connected ...

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
2013
as Self
Featurette on the making of A Late Quartet (2012).

Stand Up Guys
2012
as Doc
After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val reunites with his former partners in cri...

A Late Quartet
2012
as Peter Mitchell
When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group's future suddenly hangs in the bal...

Cooking with Christopher Walken
2012
as Himself
Christopher Walken invites Richard Belzer over to cook a meal for you.

Seven Psychopaths
2012
as Hans Kieslowski
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved...

Dark Horse
2012
as Jackie
Abe is a man who is in his thirties and who lives with his parents. He works regretfully for his father while pursuing his hobby of collecting toys. A...

Joe Papp in Five Acts
2012
as Self
Joe Papp, the founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival and, subsequently, The Public Theater—arguably the most important theatre in North America—...

Kill the Irishman
2011
as Shondor Birns
Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian...

The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.

Life's a Beach
2010
as Roy Callahan
Darren gets stood up on the day of his wedding and uses his vacation tickets with his best friend, RJ, to spend his "honeymoon" at a Club Med-style re...

The Maiden Heist
2009
as Roger Barlow
A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are trans...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Amy Poehler's best Saturday Night Live sketches and performances.

$5 a Day
2008
as Nat Parker
After being released from jail, the son of a con man joins his father on the road.

Balls of Fury
2007
as Feng
Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling deb...

Hairspray
2007
as Wilbur Turnblad
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Thr...

Man of the Year
2006
as Jack Menken
The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he e...

Click
2006
as Morty
A married workaholic, Michael Newman doesn't have time for his wife and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved ...

Fade to Black
2006
as Brewster
Still reeling from the painful breakup of his marriage to screen siren Rita Hayworth, filmmaker Orson Welles makes his way to Rome, where he gets pull...

Domino
2005
as Mark Heiss
The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.

Romance & Cigarettes
2005
as Cousin Bo
Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much...

Wedding Crashers
2005
as Secretary Cleary
John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: cra...

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
2005
as Self
A documentary on the making of the 2004 film "Man on Fire," mixing movie clips, behind-the-scenes shots and interviews of cast and crew. The program c...

Around the Bend
2004
as Turner Lair
A tale of four generations of men, all of whom have had their offspring at a young age: a great-grandfather, a grandfather, a father in his twenties a...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
2004
A collection of Christopher Walken's greatest SNL skits and hosting jobs

The Stepford Wives
2004
as Mike Wellington
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying littl...

Envy
2004
as J-Man
A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.

Man on Fire
2004
as Paul Rayburn
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventual...

The Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003
as Self
When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can happen and frequently does. From the innovative director of...

The Rundown
2003
as Hatcher
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's ...

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
as Self
Caustic comic Denis Leary gets a taste of his own medicine when Comedy Central hosts a celebrity roast in his honor, emceed by Jeff Garlin. Dishing ou...

Gigli
2003
as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in ...

Kangaroo Jack
2003
as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
Two childhood friends — a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician — get mixed-up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but...

Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Frank Abagnale
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor...

Undertaking Betty
2002
as Frank Featherbed
A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002
as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
The best skits from Will Ferrell's days on Saturday Night Live 1995-2002

The Country Bears
2002
as Reed Thimple
For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. When he runs away to find Cou...

Poolhall Junkies
2002
as Uncle Mike
A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.

The Affair of the Necklace
2001
as Count Cagliostro
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grac...

America's Sweethearts
2001
as Hal Weidmann
In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's l...
The Continental: Anticipation
2001
as The Continental
You've lost your brooch. Your downstairs neighbor, a mysterious bachelor, has found it.

Joe Dirt
2001
as Clem
Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligere...

Scotland, PA
2001
as Lieutenant McDuff
Joe McBeth is a hard-working but unambitious doofus who toils at a hamburger stand alongside his wife Pat, who is much smarter. Pat believes she could...

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
A behind the scenes look at the making of Sleepy Hollow.

The Opportunists
2000
as Vic Kelly
Vic is a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. His girlfriend runs a bar and offers to loan him the money she's saved ...

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
2000
as Gabriel
The conclusion to The Prophecy Trilogy. Once again, Christopher Walken returns as the Arch-Angel Gabriel. As the War in Heaven and on Earth rages on, ...

Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999
as Max
After learning his biological father was a crime lord, an Ohio investment adviser must secretly try to prevent a gang war.

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999
as Jacob Witting
The third installment of the Sarah trilogy provides a glorious and touching story of a family drawn together by adversity. On a cold winter day a stra...

Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Hessian Horseman
Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitat...

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
A collection of Madonna's favorite videos from 1993-1999. Contains the 14 videos: Bad Girl, Fever, Rain, Secret, Take A Bow, Bedtime Story, Human Natu...

Vendetta
1999
as James Houston
Based on a true story, Vendetta tells the shocking and tragic story of a group of Sicilian immigrants working on the New Orleans docks in the 1890's. ...

New Rose Hotel
1999
as Fox
A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.

New Rose Hotel
1999
Co-Producer
A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.

Blast from the Past
1999
as Calvin
Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain fo...

Antz
1998
as Colonel Cutter (voice)
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a pa...

The Eternal
1998
as Uncle Bill Ferriter
An alcoholic American couple travel to Ireland with their son so he can meet his grandmother but they walk in on their crazed uncle who is in the mids...

Illuminata
1998
as Bevalaqua
It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Ill...

The Prophecy II
1998
as Gabriel
In this direct-to-video sequel, Gabriel returns to try to destroy the human race he despises so much, with the help of a suicidal teen and the opposit...

MouseHunt
1997
as Caesar
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is wort...

Suicide Kings
1997
as Carlo Bartolucci
Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo play...

Excess Baggage
1997
as Ray
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.

Touch
1997
as Bill Hill
At the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's prone to those who want to exploit him.

Last Man Standing
1996
as Hickey
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances fr...

Basquiat
1996
as The Interviewer
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

Wild Side
1996
as Bruno Buckingham
A bank accountant who moonlights as a high-priced call girl becomes embroiled in the lives of a money launderer, his seductive wife, and his bodyguard...

The Funeral
1996
as Ray Tempio
After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

Celluloide
1996
as Rod Geiger
June 1944. In the newly liberated Rome, Roberto Rossellini and Sergio Amidei decide, against all odds, to make an unprecedented, true-to-life film on ...

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as The Man with the Plan
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

Nick of Time
1995
as Mr. Smith
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.

The Addiction
1995
as Peina
A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.

The Prophecy
1995
as Gabriel
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop hi...

Search and Destroy
1995
as Kim Ulander
A self-help guru's televised teachings inspire a down-and-out businessman to pursue his dream of making a movie.

Pulp Fiction
1994
as Captain Koons
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime cape...

A Business Affair
1994
as Vanni Corso
This is the story of the lovely Kate Swallow and the loves of her life. At the start she is with Alec Bolton, a noted author, who discourages her when...

Wayne's World 2
1993
as Bobby Cahn
A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headlin...

True Romance
1993
as Vincenzo Coccotti
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

Scam
1993
as Jack Shanks
A female con-artist who sweet-talks wealthy men targeted by her violent boyfriend, then drugs them and makes off with their money, is being herself be...

Skylark
1993
as Jacob Witting
Jacob's farm is in trouble from a severe drought. Jacob and Sarah begin to wonder if Sarah can stay, and what will happen to Jacob if she and the chil...

The Big Pardon 2
1992
as Pasco Meisner
The mobster Raymond Bettoun gets out of prison and joins his son Maurice in Miami, a drug trafficker who is about to launch a huge operation. But he ...

Mistress
1992
as Warren Zell
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems t...

Batman Returns
1992
as Max Shreck
Batman must face The Penguin, a sewer-dwelling gangleader intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Meanwhile, another Gotham resident finds hers...

All-American Murder
1991
as P.J. Decker
Artie Logan is the new guy on Campus. Suddenly, he meets Tally Fuller: the most popular and beautiful girl at Fairfield college and she finally agrees...

McBain
1991
as McBain
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes t...

Sarah, Plain and Tall
1991
as Jacob Witting
Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone...

The Comfort of Strangers
1990
as Robert
An Italian diplomat's son follows and seduces English lovers in Venice.

King of New York
1990
as Frank White
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and ...

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

Communion
1989
as Whitley Strieber
A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.

Homeboy
1988
as Wesley Pendergass
Johnny Walker is a cowboy and a boxer. He is very shy and a bit of a fool. He is in love with Ruby, but he cannot tell her. He is also a bit old to ke...

Puss in Boots
1988
as Puss
A cat belonging to a poor miller's son thinks up a great plan for bringing a title, wealth, and marriage for his owner. He begins to carry it out, usi...

Biloxi Blues
1988
as Sgt. Toomey
Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends ...

The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
as Kyril Montana
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real ...

Deadline
1987
as Don Stevens
An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.

At Close Range
1986
as Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr.
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a ga...

A View to a Kill
1985
as Max Zorin
A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear...

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...

The Dead Zone
1983
as Johnny Smith
Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which lea...

Brainstorm
1983
as Michael Brace
Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results wh...

Who Am I This Time?
1982
as Harry Nash
Harry is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on s...

Pennies from Heaven
1981
as Tom
During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent school te...

The Dogs of War
1980
as Jamie Shannon
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.

Heaven's Gate
1980
as Nathan D. Champion
Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished imm...

Last Embrace
1979
as Eckart
Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum,...

The Deer Hunter
1978
as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they im...

Shoot the Sun Down
1978
as Mr. Rainbow
Couple of strangers arrive in a small town, each one after a different thing.

Roseland
1977
as Russel
"Roseland" is made up of three stories, sometimes connecting, all set in the famed New York City dance palace, and all having the same theme: finding ...

Annie Hall
1977
as Duane Hall
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

The Sentinel
1977
as Det. Rizzo
As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a B...

Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1976
as Robert Fulmer
An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.

Valley Forge
1975
George Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the Revolutionary War.

The Mind Snatchers
1972
as Pvt. James H. Reese
A German scientist works on a way of quelling overly aggressive soldiers by developing implants that directly stimulate the pleasure centers of the br...

The Anderson Tapes
1971
as The Kid
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the enti...

Cleopatra
1970
as Boy
Cleopatra situates itself in the same relationship to Hollywood as the Warhol/Morrisey films of the period. It corresponds to Joseph Mankiewicz's 1963...

Me and My Brother
1969
Julius Orlovsky, after spending years in a New York mental hospital, emerges catatonic and must rely on his brother Peter, who lives with poet Allen G...
Barefoot in Athens
1966
as Lamprocles
The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.

The Boy Who Saw Through
1956
as Ernest
A young boy has developed an ability to see through walls, much to the consternation of his stuffy Victorian parents.
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Nick Venere has never been married and his best dating years are well behind him. He’s never heard the words "I love you” and figures he never will. P...
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