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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

115 min  -  Action | Adventure  -   12 June 1981 (USA)
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Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay), George Lucas (story), and 1 more credit »
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Top 250 #27 | Won 4 Oscars. Another 25 wins & 22 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford Harrison Ford ...
Karen Allen Karen Allen ...
Paul Freeman Paul Freeman ...
Ronald Lacey Ronald Lacey ...
John Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies ...
Denholm Elliott Denholm Elliott ...
Alfred Molina Alfred Molina ...
Wolf Kahler Wolf Kahler ...
Anthony Higgins Anthony Higgins ...
Vic Tablian Vic Tablian ...
Don Fellows Don Fellows ...
William Hootkins William Hootkins ...
Bill Reimbold Bill Reimbold ...
Fred Sorenson Fred Sorenson ...
Patrick Durkin Patrick Durkin ...
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Storyline

The year is 1936. A professor who studies archeology named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles in South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap doing so, miraculously, he escapes. Then, Jones hears from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called The Ark of the Covenant, which can hold the key to humanly existence. Jones has to venture to vast places such as Nepal and Egypt to find this artifact. However, he will have to fight his enemy Renee Belloq and a band of Nazis in order to reach it. Written by John Wiggins  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Ark Of The Covenant | Escape | Indiana Jones | Professor  | See more »

Taglines:

Indiana Jones - the new hero from the creators of JAWS and STAR WARS. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Hebrew | Spanish | Arabic | Nepali

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,305,823 (USA) (14 June 1981) (1078 Screens)

Gross:

$384,140,454 (Worldwide) (16 June 2012)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Voted number 20 in Channel 4's (UK) "Greatest Family Films". See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Indy flies from San Francisco to Nepal on-board a Short Solent Mark III which makes stopovers at Honolulu (Hawaii), Wake Island, Manila (Philippines) and finally arriving at Nepal (possibly Kathmandu). All of these non-stop flight stretches (which range from 2300-3000 miles) are way too long for the Short Solent's maximum range of approximately 1800 miles. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Satipo: [picking up poison dart] The Hovitos are near. The poison is still fresh, three days. They're following us.
Barranca: If they knew we were here, they would've killed us already.
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Crazy Credits

The mountain in the Paramount logo dissolves into the mountain in the Peruvian jungle. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"A British Tar"
(1878) (uncredited)
From "H.M.S. Pinafore"
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by William S. Gilbert
Sung a cappella by John Rhys-Davies See more »