Raiders of the Lost Ark

Theatrical - Wide 1981-06-12

Cast Harrison Ford Karen Allen Paul Freeman Ronald Lacey
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Lawrence Kasdan

Genres: Adventure Period

Synopsis

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.

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