Raiders of the Lost Ark

Theatrical - Wide 1981-06-12

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

Box Office Gross: $389,925,971

Running Time: 115 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd.

Genres: Action Adventure

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10/10

Synopsis

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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