Film

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981 · 1h 55m · Adventure · Action

The return of the great adventure.

IMDb

8.4

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Metacritic

86

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.

Harrison Ford

Indiana Jones

Karen Allen

Marion Ravenwood

Paul Freeman

Dr. René Belloq

John Rhys-Davies

Sallah

Ronald Lacey

Major Arnold Toht

Wolf Kahler

Colonel Dietrich

Anthony Higgins

Gobler

Denholm Elliott

Dr. Marcus Brody

Alfred Molina

Satipo

Vic Tablian

Barranca / Monkey Man

Don Fellows

Col. Musgrove

William Hootkins

Major Eaton

George Harris

Katanga

Fred Sorenson

Jock

Anthony Chinn

Mohan

Eddie Tagoe

Messenger Pirate

• Steven SpielbergDirector
• Lawrence KasdanScreenplay
• George LucasExecutive Producer · Story
• Philip KaufmanStory
• Frank MarshallProducer
• Howard G. KazanjianExecutive Producer
• Douglas SlocombeDirector of Photography
• John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Michael KahnEditor
• Jane FeinbergCasting

Paramount Movies TrailerIndiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Original Trailer [FHD]Fathom Events SpotTeaser

Release date

June 12, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$389,925,971

Genres

Adventure, Action

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