Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981 · PG · 1h 55m · Adventure, Action · Directed by Steven Spielberg

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Synopsis

The return of the great adventure.

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

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Details

Release date: June 12, 1981
Budget: $18M
Box office: $389.9M
Production: Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Spanish, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Nepali
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HeyCarp10.0August 11, 2026

Was so happy to get to see this on the big screen.

Cast

Harrison FordIndiana Jones
Karen AllenMarion Ravenwood
Paul FreemanDr. René Belloq
John Rhys-DaviesSallah
Ronald LaceyMajor Arnold Toht
Wolf KahlerColonel Dietrich
Anthony HigginsGobler
Denholm ElliottDr. Marcus Brody
Alfred MolinaSatipo
Vic TablianBarranca / Monkey Man
Don FellowsCol. Musgrove
William HootkinsMajor Eaton
George HarrisKatanga
Fred SorensonJock
Anthony ChinnMohan
Eddie TagoeMessenger Pirate
Bill ReimboldBureaucrat
Patrick DurkinAustralian Climber
Matthew Scurfield2nd. Nazi
Malcolm WeaverRatty Nepalese

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