Raiders of the Lost Ark poster

Raiders of the Lost Ark( 1981)

TV-MAAdventureAction
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If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Harrison Ford

      Indiana Jones

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      Karen Allen

      Marion Ravenwood

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      Paul Freeman

      Dr. René Belloq

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      John Rhys-Davies

      Sallah

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      Ronald Lacey

      Major Arnold Toht

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      Wolf Kahler

      Colonel Dietrich

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      Anthony Higgins

      Gobler

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      Denholm Elliott

      Dr. Marcus Brody

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      Alfred Molina

      Satipo

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      Vic Tablian

      Barranca / Monkey Man

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      Don Fellows

      Col. Musgrove

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      William Hootkins

      Major Eaton

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      George Harris

      Katanga

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      Fred Sorenson

      Jock

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      Anthony Chinn

      Mohan

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      Eddie Tagoe

      Messenger Pirate

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      Bill Reimbold

      Bureaucrat

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      Patrick Durkin

      Australian Climber

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      Matthew Scurfield

      2nd. Nazi

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      Malcolm Weaver

      Ratty Nepalese

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      Sonny Caldinez

      Mean Mongolian

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      Pat Roach

      Giant Sherpa / 1st Mechanic

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      Christopher Frederick

      Otto

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      Tutte Lemkow

      Imam

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      Ishaq Bux

      Omar

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      Kiran Shah

      Abu

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      Souad Messaoudi

      Fayah

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      Terry Richards

      Arab Swordsman

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      Steve Hanson

      German Agent

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      Frank Marshall

      Pilot

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      Martin Kreidt

      Young Soldier

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      John Rees

      Sergeant

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      Tony Vogel

      Tall Captain

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      Ted Grossman

      Peruvian Porter

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      Vic Armstrong

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Peter Diamond

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Nick Gillard

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Romo Gorrara

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Rick Lester

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Rocky Taylor

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Reg Harding

      German Lieutenant (uncredited)

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      Harry Fielder

      German (uncredited)

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      Billy Horrigan

      Gobler's Gunner (uncredited)

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      Terry Leonard

      Driver of German Truck (uncredited)

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      Sergio Mioni

      Driver of German Truck (uncredited)

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      Dennis Muren

      Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)

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      Glenn Randall Jr.

      Flying Wing Mechanic (uncredited)

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      Michael Sheard

      U-Boat Captain (uncredited)

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      Frank Welker

      Special Vocal Effects (voice) (uncredited)

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      Egbert Sen

      (uncredited)

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      Barrie Holland

      Archivist (uncredited)

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    A review by tmdb39513728

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    Written by tmdb39513728 on Fri Jan 09 2015
    **Trailblazers of a Lost Art** Little wonder James Cameron and Joss Whelon movies are the biggest box-office earners. They are masters of cinematic rhetoric. The unfolding dramatic situations and controlled dialogue are meticulously contrived. Cameron could probably have potted more if it wasn't for his earnest, simplistic messages (rich bad; nature good). All three movies (_Titanic_, _Avatar_, _Avengers_) plot along comfortably then suddenly spike spectacularly. But no one has ever laid on the cinematic charm and cajolery like Stephen Spielberg. He was by far the craftiest manipulator of...

    Media

    Videos 12Backdrops 134Posters 210

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      Blade Runner79%

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      Alien82%

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    18000000.00

    Revenue

    389925971.00

    Keywords

    • egypt
    • treasure
    • medallion
    • swastika
    • saving the world
    • nepal
    • himalaya mountain range
    • cairo
    • moses
    • hat
    • whip
    • leather jacket
    • mediterranean
    • ark of the covenant
    • ten commandments
    • nazi
    • excavation
    • riddle
    • treasure hunt
    • archaeologist
    • adventurer
    • archeology
    • religious history
    • 1930s
    • dramatic