Hollywood costumes at the V&A museum - in pictures
A shaven-haired Robert De Niro stars as a troubled Vietnam war veteran in Taxi Driver, 1976Photograph: V&ATippi Hedren in The Birds, the 1963 horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.Photograph: V&AKate Winslet's monochrome suit from Titanic, directed by James Cameron in 1997, will be on displayPhotograph: V&A
Darth Vader's sinister black cape will be on display at the exhibition. His armour includes extensive machinery to keep him alivePhotograph: Cine Text/Sportsphoto Ltd/AllstarAfter an anonymous phone call, Dorothy's gingham pinafore dress from The Wizard Of Oz, was shown to assistant curator Keith Lodwick in a bank vault in Fleet Street. Lodwick described it as "a holy grail moment for all of us"Photograph: V&AHarry Potter's Gryffindor uniform, representing one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and WizardryPhotograph: Allstar/Warner BrosJohnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow outfit will be sent back to the studio when the exhibition closes, in time for filming to begin on Pirates of the Caribbean 5Photograph: Rex Features/W. Disney/EverettIndiana Jones's iconic costume will be be on display, complete with his brown felt hat and leather bullwhipPhotograph: V&AThe emerald silk designed by Jacqueline Durran for Keira Knightley in Atonement will be on displayPhotograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/AllstarThere will be an entire room of showstopping gowns, including the floor-length sequin number designed by Travis Banton for Marlene Dietrich in Angel in 1937Photograph: John Kobal Foundation/Getty ImagesSpider-Man's famous stretchy suitPhotograph: V&ASylvester Stallone's knockout Rocky shorts will be shownPhotograph: Rex Features/SNAP
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