Out of more than half a million films made by Hollywood the character portrayed by Tom Hanks ranked top in the biggest ever poll of moviegoers. The 1994 film was a box office hit and critically acclaimed with Hanks’ performance earning him the Oscar for Best Actor. Audiences adored Gump as they followed his life from a child to adulthood as he took part in many of the pivotal events of the 1960s and 1970s. The film, which took more than £500m at the box office, was based on the 1986 novel written by American author Winston Groom. The film...