Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Jeffrey Boam (screenplay), George Lucas (story),

Stars:

Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott

Top 250 #97 | Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford	...	Indiana Jones
Sean Connery	...	Professor Henry Jones
Denholm Elliott	...	Marcus Brody
Alison Doody	...	Dr. Elsa Schneider
John Rhys-Davies	...	Sallah
Julian Glover	...	Walter Donovan
River Phoenix	...	Young Indy
Michael Byrne	...	General Vogel
Kevork Malikyan	...	Kazim
Robert Eddison	...	Grail Knight
Richard Young	...	Fedora
Alexei Sayle	...	Sultan
Alex Hyde-White	...	Young Henry Jones
Paul Maxwell	...	Panama Hat
Isla Blair	...	Mrs. Donovan (as Mrs. Glover)

Storyline

Indiana Jones, famed adventurer and archaeologist acquires a diary that holds clues and a map with no names to find the mysterious Holy Grail- which was sent from his father, Dr. Henry Jones, in Italy. Upon hearing from a private collector, Walter Donavan, that the mission for the Holy Grail went astray with the disappearance of his father, Indiana Jones and museum curator Marcus Brody venture to Italy in search of Indy's father. However, upon retrieving Dr. Henry Jones in Nazi territory, the rescue mission turns into a race to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis do- who plan to use it for complete world domination for their super-race. With the diary as a vital key and the map with no names as a guide, Indiana Jones once again finds himself in another death defying adventure of pure excitement.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | diary | holy grail | map | castle | 

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Taglines:

Have the adventure of your life keeping up with the Joneses

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Lucasfilm Ltd Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Greek

Release Date:

24 May 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Indiana Jones 3

Filming Locations:

Durango, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$197,171,806 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Laurence Olivier was briefly considered to play the Grail Knight, but he was too ill to commit to the role.

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Goofs

In Venice after Indy and Elsa leave the catacombs and are heading to a boat a street name engraved in stone reading "CALLE di S.ta LUCIA" can be seen. This is Spanish for "Street of Saint Lucia", the Italian word for "street" is "strada"

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Quotes

[first lines]
Scout Master: Dismount!

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Crazy Credits

The Paramount mountain dissolves into a mountain in the American West.

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Connections

Referenced in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Just A Gigolo"
(1928)
by Leonello Casucci & Julius Brammer
Courtesy of Chappell & Co.

User Reviews

A truly great feel good film

The second sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark is an awesome, beautifully crafted film, and arguably the best of the Indiana Jones trilogy. The film is funnier, classier and far more laid back than the other two woody story lines, mostly because of the introduction of the excellent Sean Connery as Indy's eccentric father. Spielberg and Lucas get back on track after their off the rails first sequel in which to many peoples' horror had none of the Nazis or characters that made Raiders so unique, however, what Spielberg does to make this film a classic is the use of historical data with the swashbuckling storyline of adventure and action. Not to mention that this may well be the greatest feel good film ever made...