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Raiders of the Lost Ark
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( Action / Adventure )

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US Runtime: 115 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

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

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.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
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
 
 
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Special Effects Department:
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

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