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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The most popular and well-received film in the Indiana Jones movie franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark follows Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones in a race against Nazi forces to recover the famed Ark of the Covenant. Aided by his former lover, Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), Indy must work to keep the Nazis, led by Dr. Rene Belloq, from obtaining the Ark and thus becoming recipients of its power. The film is widely regarded as one of the all-time greatest movies ever made.
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Release Date
- June 12, 1981
- Studio(s)
- Lucasfilm
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Harrison Ford , Karen Allen , Alfred Molina , Paul Freeman , Ronald Lacey , John Rhys-Davies , Denholm Elliott
- Writers
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Runtime
- 115 Minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Indiana Jones
- Sequel(s)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom , Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Budget
- $20 Million
- Creator
- George Lucas, Philip Kaufman
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