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Raiders of the Lost Ark
The return of the great adventure.
( Action / Adventure )


Raiders of the Lost Ark Poster



US Runtime: 115 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 12, 1981   [USA]
 
Director: Steven Spielberg   [Director]
 
Writers: Philip Kaufman   [Story]
George Lucas   [Story]
Lawrence Kasdan   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: George Lucas   [Executive Producer]
Howard G Kazanjian   [Executive Producer]
Frank Marshall   [Producer]
 
Music by John Williams   [Original Music Composer]
London Symphony Orchestra   [Music]
 
Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Michael Kahn   [Editor]
 
Production Design: Norman Reynolds   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Deborah Nadoolman Landis   [Costume Design]
 
Production Companys: Lucasfilm Ltd.   (US)
Paramount Pictures   (US)
 


Cast:

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
Bill Reimbold
Bureaucrat
 
Patrick Durkin
Australian Climber
Matthew Scurfield
2nd. Nazi
Malcolm Weaver
Ratty Nepalese
Sonny Caldinez
Mean Mongolian
Pat Roach
Giant Sherpa / 1st Mechanic
Christopher Frederick
Otto
Tutte Lemkow
Imam
Ishaq Bux
Omar
Kiran Shah
Abu
Souad Messaoudi
Fayah
Terry Richards
Arab Swordsman
Steve Hanson
German Agent
Frank Marshall
Pilot
Martin Kreidt
Young Soldier
John Rees
Sergeant
Tony Vogel
Tall Captain
Ted Grossman
Peruvian Porter
 
 

Uncredited Cast:       (Click anyplace to show / hide the crew list)

Vic Armstrong
German Soldier (uncredited)
Peter Diamond
German Soldier (uncredited)
Nick Gillard
German Soldier (uncredited)
Romo Gorrara
German Soldier (uncredited)
Rick Lester
German Soldier (uncredited)
Rocky Taylor
German Soldier (uncredited)
Reg Harding
German Lieutenant (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
German (uncredited)
 
Billy Horrigan
Gobler's Gunner (uncredited)
Terry Leonard
Driver of German Truck (uncredited)
Sergio Mioni
Driver of German Truck (uncredited)
Dennis Muren
Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
Glenn Randall Jr
Flying Wing Mechanic (uncredited)
Michael Sheard
U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
Frank Welker
Special Vocal Effects (voice) (uncredited)
 

Crew:       (Click anyplace to show / hide the crew list)

Peter Amundson
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Richard L. Anderson
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Vic Armstrong
Stunts
Simon Atherton
Armorer
Abdelkrim Baccar
Location Manager
Michael Bay
Production Intern
Paul Beeson
Additional Photography
Tarak Ben Ammar
Production Coordinator
Patricia Blau
Visual Effects Coordinator
Patricia Blau
Production Coordinator
Peter Brace
Stunts
Alan Brady
Gaffer
Frank Bruton
Property Master
Conrad Buff IV
Visual Effects Editor
Ben Burtt
Sound Designer
Roy Button
Second Assistant Director
Wally Byatt
Camera Operator
Patrick Cadell
Second Assistant Director
Scott Caple
Animation
Patricia Carr
Assistant Production Manager
Arthur Carroll
Production Accountant
Sharon Cartwright
Art Department Assistant
Gill Case
Production Assistant
Habib Chaari
Location Manager
Junior Charles
Production Assistant
Roy Charman
Production Sound Mixer
Mohamed Ali Cherif
Production Supervisor
Terry Chostner
Still Photographer
Graham Churchyard
Costume Assistant
Albert Clark
Still Photographer
Bryan Coates
Location Manager
Ron Cobb
Production Artist
Samuel Comstock
Animation Supervisor
Chris Condon
Special Effects
Roy Coombes
Special Effects
Ken Court
Assistant Art Director
Gerry Crampton
Stunts
Peter Dawson
Special Effects Technician
Yves De Bono
Special Effects
Jack Dearlove
Stand In
Peter Diamond
Stunts
Leslie Dilley
Art Direction
George Djurkovic
Draughtsman
Don Dow
Visual Effects Camera
Loring Doyle
Animation
Duwayne Dunham
Assistant Editor
Jerry Dunkley
Camera Operator
John Dunn
Foley Editor
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects Supervisor
Judy Elkins
Animation
Chrissie England
Administrative Assistant
Martin Evans
Gaffer
Jane Feinberg
Casting
John Fenner
Assistant Art Director
Mike Fenton
Casting
Deborah Fine
Researcher
Stephen Hunter Flick
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Ford
Set Decoration
Carl Fortina
Orchestrator
Louis G. Friedman
Second Assistant Director
Deitrich Friesen
Animation Supervisor
Rodney Fuller
Special Effects Technician
Andrew Garnet-Lawson
Scenic Artist
Carlos Gil
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Jim Gillespie
Makeup Artist
Ken Gittens
Special Effects Assistant
Terry Glass
Special Effects
Romo Gorrara
Stunts
Martin Grace
Stunts
Richard Graydon
Stunts
Bruce Green
Assistant Editor
Peter Grives
Apprentice Sound Editor
George Gunning
Construction Manager
Peter Hancock
Property Master
Ray Hanson
Special Effects Assistant
Reg Harding
Stunts
Miki Herman
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Ian Hickinbotham
Wardrobe Assistant
Fred Hole
Assistant Art Director
Michael Hook
Second Assistant Director
Billy Horrigan
Stunts
Paul Huston
Visual Effects
Joe Johnston
Visual Effects Art Director
Vincent Joliet
First Assistant Director
Maggie Jones
Continuity
David Kakita
Production Accountant
Jim Kane
Dolly Grip
Laura Kaysen
Production Accountant
Sylvia Keulen
Animation
Kim Knowlton
Animation
Naceur Ktari
First Assistant Director
 
Michael Lamont
Assistant Art Director
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Larkins
Assistant Accountant
Red Lawrence
Rigging Supervisor
Shirley Lee
Production Accountant
Wendy Leech
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Rick Lester
Stunts
Michael Lloyd
Production Artist
Mike Lockey
Hairstylist
David Lusby
Set Buyer
Alan Maley
Matte Painter
Mark Mangini
Sound Effects Editor
Pamela Mann
Continuity
Colin Manning
Dolly Grip
Dorothy Marchini
Production Manager
Frank Marshall
Second Unit Director
Scott Marshall
Animation
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pat McDermott
Key Hairdresser
Bob McMillian
Color Timer
Dave Middleton
Construction Foreman
Richard Mills
Makeup Artist
Sergio Mioni
Stunts
Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director
Thaine Morris
Pyrotechnician
Trevor Neighbour
Special Effects Technician
Bill Neil
Visual Effects Camera
J. Daniel Nichols
Production Coordinator
Bruce Nicholson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Eamonn O'Keeffe
Second Assistant Camera
John Ott
Driver
Clint Palmer
Visual Effects Camera
Daniel Parker
Production Assistant
Andy Patterson
Dialogue Editor
Stefano Priori
Accountant
Terry Pritchard
Driver
Stella Quef
Accountant
Bonne Radford
Accountant
Brian Ralph
Negative Cutter
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Derek Robbins
Unit Publicist
Nilo Rodis-Jamero
Assistant Art Director
John Salter
Boom Operator
Phil Sanderson
Assistant Editor
Terry Schubert
Special Effects Technician
Curt Schulkey
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Mary Selway
Casting
Maile Semitokol
Location Manager
Danny Shelmerdine
Second Assistant Camera
Eric Shirtcliffe
Painter
Keith Short
Modeling
Thomas G. Smith
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tom Smith
Makeup Artist
Hassen Soufi
Assistant Art Director
Hassine Soufi
Production Manager
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Howard Stein
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
Gary Summers
Sound Effects
Chris Tanner
Assistant Camera
Rocky Taylor
Stunts
David Tomblin
First Assistant Director
Eric Tomlinson
Sound Recordist
Charles Torbett
Property Master
Ridha Turki
Accountant
Douglas Twiddy
Production Supervisor
Harry Ueshiro
Transportation Captain
John T. Van Vliet
Animation
Bill Varney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Veilleux
Visual Effects Camera
Laurie Vermont
Production Coordinator
Ed Verreaux
Production Illustrator
Robin Vidgeon
Assistant Camera
Sue Wain
Wardrobe Assistant
Sue Wain
Assistant Costume Designer
Rita Wakely
Wardrobe Supervisor
Chris Walas
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Garry Waller
Animation
Kenneth Wannberg
Supervising Music Editor
Bill Warrington
Special Effects
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Robert Watts
Associate Producer
Bill Welch
Construction Manager
Kit West
Special Effects Supervisor
Bill Weston
Stunts
Paul Weston
Stunts
Eric Whitfield
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Colin Wilson
Assistant Editor
David Worley
Camera Operator
 
 

Special Effects:

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
 
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$18,000,000
Revenue:
$389,925,971
Camera:
Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Color Info:
Color (Metrocolor)
Laboratory:
Metrocolor, USA
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Panavision
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm
Shooting Dates:
23 Jun 1980 - Sep 1980
Production Dates:
Apr 1980 - Jun 1980

Plot 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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