Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Release Date
- May 21, 2008
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast
- Harrison Ford , Cate Blanchett , Karen Allen , Shia LaBeouf , Ray Winstone , John Hurt
- Runtime
- 123
- Main Genre
- Action
- Writers
- David Koepp , George Lucas , Jeff Nathanson , Philip Kaufman
- Tagline
- The adventure continues . . .
- Website
- http://www.IndianaJones.com
- Franchise
- Indiana Jones
Summary
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets – led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko – are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. After being captured and then escaping from them, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend – and Indy's colleague – Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
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