Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Raiders of the Lost Ark
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PG,1hr 55min
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June 1, 1981
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Paramount Pictures
Synopsis: Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is no ordinary archeologist. When we first see him, he is somewhere in the Peruvian jungle in 1936, running a booby-trapped gauntlet (complete with an over-sized rolling boulder) to fetch a solid-gold idol. He loses this artifact to his chief rival, a French archeologist named Belloq (Paul Freeman), who then prepares to kill our hero. In the first of many serial-like escapes, Indy eludes Belloq by hopping into a convenient plane. So, then: is Indiana Jones afraid of ... Full Synopsis
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One of the most deliriously funny, ingenious and stylish American adventure movies ever made. Full Review
Metascore
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90
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Indiana Jones
Marion Ravenswood, Marion Ravenwood
Marcus Brody
Dietrich
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