Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

6.16
/ 10
259 User Ratings
1h 55m
Running Time

June 12, 1981
Release Date

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

6.16
/ 10
259 User Ratings
1h 55m
Running Time

June 12, 1981
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies
Lucasfilm
Paramount
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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Derek Robbins

Derek Robbins

Unit Publicist

Samuel Comstock

Samuel Comstock

Animation Supervisor

Deitrich Friesen

Deitrich Friesen

Animation Supervisor

Patricia Blau

Patricia Blau

Production Coordinator / Visual Effects Coordinator

Nilo Rodis-Jamero

Nilo Rodis-Jamero

Assistant Art Director

Laurie Vermont

Laurie Vermont

Production Coordinator

Terry Chostner

Terry Chostner

Still Photographer

David Kakita

David Kakita

Production Accountant

Shirley Lee

Shirley Lee

Production Accountant

Laura Kaysen

Laura Kaysen

Production Accountant

Chrissie England

Chrissie England

Administrative Assistant

Thaine Morris

Thaine Morris

Pyrotechnician

Brian Ralph

Brian Ralph

Negative Cutter

Louis G. Friedman

Louis G. Friedman

Second Assistant Director

Dorothy Marchini

Dorothy Marchini

Production Manager

Vincent Joliet

Vincent Joliet

First Assistant Director

Philip Kaufman

Philip Kaufman

Story

Graham Churchyard

Graham Churchyard

Costume Assistant

Carl Fortina

Carl Fortina

Orchestrator

Kit West

Kit West

Special Effects Supervisor

George Gunning

George Gunning

Construction Manager

Keith Short

Keith Short

Modeling

David Lusby

David Lusby

Set Buyer

Eric Shirtcliffe

Eric Shirtcliffe

Painter

Dave Middleton

Dave Middleton

Construction Foreman

Peter Hancock

Peter Hancock

Property Master

Charles Torbett

Charles Torbett

Property Master

Peter Dawson

Peter Dawson

Special Effects Technician

Terry Schubert

Terry Schubert

Special Effects Technician

Rodney Fuller

Rodney Fuller

Special Effects Technician

Trevor Neighbour

Trevor Neighbour

Special Effects Technician

Terry Glass

Terry Glass

Special Effects

Bill Warrington

Bill Warrington

Special Effects

Chris Condon

Chris Condon

Special Effects

Roy Coombes

Roy Coombes

Special Effects

Yves De Bono

Yves De Bono

Special Effects

Ken Gittens

Ken Gittens

Special Effects Assistant

Ray Hanson

Ray Hanson

Special Effects Assistant

Curt Schulkey

Curt Schulkey

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Eric Whitfield

Eric Whitfield

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Gary Summers

Gary Summers

Sound Effects

Stefano Priori

Stefano Priori

Accountant

Wally Byatt

Wally Byatt

Camera Operator

Jerry Dunkley

Jerry Dunkley

Camera Operator

David Worley

David Worley

Camera Operator

Chris Tanner

Chris Tanner

Assistant Camera

Eamonn O'Keeffe

Eamonn O'Keeffe

Second Assistant Camera

Jim Kane

Jim Kane

Dolly Grip

Miki Herman

Miki Herman

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Jim Veilleux

Jim Veilleux

Visual Effects Camera

Bill Neil

Bill Neil

Visual Effects Camera

Don Dow

Don Dow

Visual Effects Camera

Clint Palmer

Clint Palmer

Visual Effects Camera

John T. Van Vliet

John T. Van Vliet

Animation

Kim Knowlton

Kim Knowlton

Animation

Garry Waller

Garry Waller

Animation

Chris Walas

Chris Walas

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Mohamed Ali Cherif

Mohamed Ali Cherif

Production Supervisor

Abdelkrim Baccar

Abdelkrim Baccar

Location Manager

Harry Ueshiro

Harry Ueshiro

Transportation Captain

Michael Lamont

Michael Lamont

Assistant Art Director

Albert Clark

Albert Clark

Still Photographer

Richard Mills

Richard Mills

Makeup Artist

Bob McMillian

Bob McMillian

Color Timer

Details.

Release Date
June 12, 1981

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 55m

Budget
$18,000,000

Box Office
$389,925,971

Filming Locations
La Rochelle, France · Hawaii · California · San Francisco · Richmond · San Anselmo · San Francisco City Hall · Anahola, United States · Hertfordshire · Royal Masonic School for Girls · Elstree Studios, United Kingdom · Tozeur · Kairouan, Tunisia

Genres

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This Movie Is About.

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

Wiki.

Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Set in 1936, the film stars Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, a globetrotting archaeologist vying with Nazi German forces to recover the long-lost Ark of the Covenant which is said to make an army invincible. Teaming up with his tough former romantic interest Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), Jones races to stop rival archaeologist René Belloq (Paul Freeman) from guiding the Nazis to the Ark and its power.

Lucas conceived Raiders of the Lost Ark in the early 1970s. Seeking to modernize the serial films of the early 20th century, he developed the idea further with Kaufman, who suggested the Ark as the film's goal. Lucas eventually focused on developing his 1977 film Star Wars. Development on Raiders of the Lost Ark resumed that year when he shared the idea with Spielberg, who joined the project several months later. While the pair had ideas for set pieces and stunts for the film, they hired Kasdan to fill in the narrative gaps between them. Principal photography began in June 1980 on a $20 million budget, and concluded that September. Filming took place on sets at Elstree Studios, England, and on location mainly in La Rochelle, France, Tunisia, and Hawaii.

Pre-release polling showed little audience interest in the film leading up to its June 12, 1981, release date, especially compared to Superman II. However, Raiders of the Lost Ark became the highest-grossing film of the year, earning approximately $354 million worldwide, and played in some theaters for over a year. It was also a critical success, receiving praise for its set pieces, humor, and action sequences. The film was nominated for several awards, and won five Academy Awards, seven Saturn Awards, and one BAFTA, among other accolades.

Raiders of the Lost Ark is considered by critics to be one of the greatest films ever made and has had a lasting influence on popular culture, spawning a host of imitators across several media and inspiring other filmmakers. The United States Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1999. Raiders of the Lost Ark is the first entry in what became the Indiana Jones franchise, which includes four more films—Temple of Doom (1984), Last Crusade (1989), Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), and Dial of Destiny (2023)—a television series, video games, comic books, novels, theme park attractions, and toys.

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