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raiders of the lost ark (1981)

raiders of the lost ark
Raiders of the Lost ark
PG
Action
Adventure

Release Date
June 12, 1981
Director
Steven Spielberg
Cast
Harrison Ford , Karen Allen , Paul Freeman , Ronald Lacey , John Rhys-Davies , Denholm Elliott
Runtime
115
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Lawrence Kasdan , George Lucas , Philip Kaufman
Tagline
Indiana Jones - the new hero from the creators of JAWS and STAR WARS.
Franchise
Indiana Jones

Summary

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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