Raiders of the Lost Ark

synopsis

In this 1981 American action adventure film, renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the Ark of the Covenant, which is believed to still hold the ten commandments. Unfortunately, agents of Hitler are also after the Ark. Indy, and his ex-flame Marion, escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo.

“When director Steven Spielberg and writer/producer George Lucas set out to recreate the serial adventure movie of the 1940s, they forged a masterwork of action-adventure.” – Randy White

Cast

Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Written by

Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas