Raiders of the Lost Ark
Summary: In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Release Date: June 12, 1981
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Runtime: 1 h 55 min
MPAA: PG
Movie budget: $ 18,000,000
Domestic: $ 248,159,971
International: $ 141,766,000
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1930s20th centuryabaya the muslim clothaction girlaction heroactor playing multiple rolesadventure heroadventurerafrika corpsaircraftairplaneairplane accidentalcoholaltered version of studio logoamazonamazon tribeambushamerican abroadamphibious aircraftancient civilizationangry spiritapple for the teacherarabarab womanarabian girlarabian womanarchaeology professorarcheological digarcheologistarcheologyark of the covenantartifactautomobilebarbar fightbar shootoutbarefootbasketbazaarbechdel test failedbiplaneblockbusterbloodblowing smoke in someone's facebondagebooby trapboulderbound and gaggedbraverybullwhipburied aliveburned handcairo egyptcall to prayercanyoncapuchin monkeycarcar accidentcar chasecar falling off a cliffcharacter's journey shown on mapcharacter's point of view camera shotchasechrist allegorycollegecratecrushed to deathcult classiccult figurecult filmcult herocursed artifactcursed objectdamsel in distressdatesdead monkeydeathdesertdesert adventuredieselpunkdisarming someonedisguisedivine retributiondrinking contestdrivingegyptepic adventureescapeevil manexploding headexploding truckexplosionfaithfalling from heightfalling over a clifffamous entrancefamous opening scenefamous opening themefamous scorefamous wardrobefedorafemale student in love with male teacherfemale tied upfirefireplace pokerfirst of seriesfirst partfistfightfive word titlefloatplaneforced perspectivefrying pang mangermangerman soldiergerman submarinegermanyglobetrotting adventuregood versus evilgoregun whipped out of handhandsome manhathat wearing heroesheroheroinehijabhit by a truckholding shoes in handhomagehookahhorsehostagehostile tribeidolimageryimamindian tribeindiana jones characterindigenous tribeinterwar periodjack danielsjourney shown on mapjunglekicked in the crotchkidnappingkilled by a propellerkisskissing while having sexknifelatin americaleather coatleather jacketlens flarelifting someone into the airlove interestlucasfilmmacguffinmachine pistolmagicmain character shotmale protagonistman wears eyeglassesmechanicmeltingmelting facemercedesmercedes truckmerchant shipmirrormonkeymonkey corpsemotor vehiclemp 40 machine gunmummymurdermuslimmuslim girlmuslim manmuslim womanmuslim woman dressnational film registrynative americannative american tribenazinazi flagnazi occultismnepalniqabone man armyopening action sceneophidiophobiaoriginal storyoutdrinking otherspart of seriesperson on fireperupet snakepistolpitplaneplundered artifactspoetic justicepoisonpossessionprisonerprofessorprofessor as heropropeller aeroplanepropeller aircraftpropeller airplanepsychotronic filmpunched in the facepunched in the stomachquest adventurequick drawrelicreligionrescuereverse footagerevolverrivalryroperpgsand thrown in eyesscale model of cityscene during opening creditsscreamseaplanesex in bedshipshootoutshot in the headshot in the shouldersittingskeletonslow motion scenesnakesnake on a planesoldiersouth americaspeaking arabicspiderspiritstatuestealingstealing artifactsstreet fightstreet shootoutstudio logo segues into filmsubjective camerasubmarinesubmarine pensucker punchsupernatural powersurprise endingswastikaswordsword fighttarantulathrown through a windshieldtied up while barefoottimeframe 1930stimeframe 20th centurytombtorchtough guytrucktwo seater aeroplanetwo seater aircraftu boatunsubtitled foreign languagevehicleveilvillainwarehousewarriorwashington d.c.washington monument washington d.c.weaponwehrmachtwhipwilhelm screamyear 1936
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