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Raiders of the Lost Ark

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.

Plot

In 1936, American archaeologist Indiana Jones recovers a Golden Idol from a booby-trapped Peruvian temple. Rival archaeologist René Belloq corners him and steals the idol; Jones escapes in a waiting float plane. After returning to the United States, Jones is briefed by two Army Intelligence agents that Nazi German forces are excavating at Tanis, Egypt, and one of their telegrams mentions Jones' former mentor Abner Ravenwood. Jones deduces that the Nazis are seeking the Ark of the Covenant, which Adolf Hitler believes will make their army invincible. The agents recruit Jones to recover the Ark first.

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    award Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    contentLocation Egypt Nepal Peru South America United States of America
    director Steven Spielberg
    editor Michael Kahn
    events archaeology occultism in Nazism
    genre action adventure drama historical
    keywords adolf hitler aegean sea archaeologist ark of the covenant army intelligence arnold toht bind booby-trapped cairo cove dig disturb float plane floatplane german forces gestapo golden idol held captive id illicit relationship imam indiana jones intelligence agent kill kingdom of egypt kingdom of nepal london marion marion ravenwood military intelligence corps nazi german nazi germany ra rené belloq sallah tanis test their army tramp steamer tramp trade u-boat united states wait warn wash wehrmacht
    musicBy John Williams
    nomination Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
    producer Frank Marshall
    productionCompany Lucasfilm Ltd.
    publisher Paramount Pictures
    recordedAt Anahola California Elstree Studios Hawaii Hertfordshire Kairouan La Rochelle Richmond Royal Masonic School for Girls San Anselmo San Francisco San Francisco City Hall Tozeur
    theme supernatural