Spielberg honors for Holocaust, Darfur work
PARIS (AP) - May 21, 2008 President Nicolas Sarkozy said the honor was prompted by the
filmmaker's work on documenting the Holocaust and his efforts to
help the war-wracked Darfur region of Sudan.
Spielberg, 61, met with Sarkozy in the French presidential
palace on Wednesday.
He was at the Cannes Film Festival last weekend for the world
premiere of his new film, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull."
The French Legion of Honor is one of the country's highest
awards.
