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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Country
of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1980
Running Times: 115 mins
Format: Metrocolor 35mm 70mm
(blow-up) Panavision (anamorphic)
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: 70mm 6-Track Dolby
35mm SELECTED
CREDITS
(Full Credits)
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd/Paramount Pictures
Executive Producers: Howard G. Kazanjian, George Lucas
Producer: Frank Marshall
Associate Producer: Robert Watts
SCRIPT
Script: Lawrence Kasdan
Story: George Lucas, Philip Kaufman
DIRECTION
Director: Steven Spielberg
2nd Unit Directors: Michael Moore, Frank Marshall
(uncredited)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Douglas Slocombe
Additional Photographer: Paul Beeson
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Michael Kahn, George Lucas (uncredited)
MUSIC
Music: John Williams
SOUND
Sound Designer: Ben Burtt
Production Sound: Roy Charman
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Key Make Up: Tom Smith
Make Up: Dickie Mills
Key Hair: Patricia McDermott
Hair: Mike Lockey
Costume Designer: Deborah Nadoolman
SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Christopher Walas
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Senior Effects Technician: Peter Dawson
Special Effects Technicians: Rodney Fuller, Trevor
Neighbour, Terry Schubert, John McLeod
Mechanical Effects Supervisor: Kit West
VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Industrial Light and Magic
Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard Edlund
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Norman Reynolds
Art Director: Leslie Dilley
LOCATIONS
Locations: Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK; Kauai,
Hawaii, USA; La Pellice, France; Sousse, Tunisia
STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Glenn Randall
Stunt Arranger: Peter Diamond
Stunts: Vic Armstrong, Peter Brace, Gerry Crampton, Peter
Diamond, Romo Gorrara, Martin Grace, Richard Graydon
(uncredited), Reg Harding, Billy Horrigan, Wendy Leach,
Terry Leonard, Sergio Mione, Rocky Taylor, Chuck Waters,
Bill Weston, Paul Weston
Stunt Driver: Glenn Randall
CASTING
Casting: Jane Feinberg, Mike Fenton, Mary Selway
CAST
Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones)
Karen Allen (Marion Ravenwood)
Paul Freeman (Rene Belloq)
Ronald Lacey (Toht)
John Rhys-Davies (Sallah)
Alfred Molina (Sapito)
Denholm Elliott (Dr Marcus Brody)
Wolf Kahler (Dietrich)
Anthony Higgins (Gobler)
Vic Tablian (Barranca/Monkey Man)
Don Fellows (Colonel Musgrove)
William Hootkins (Major Eaton)
Bill Reimbold (bureaucrat)
Fred Sorenson (Jock)
Patrick Durkin (Australian climber)
Matthew Scurfield (2nd Nazi)
Malcolm Weaver (ratty Nepalese)
Sonny Caldinez (mean Mongolian)
Anthony Chinn (Mohan)
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)
Martin Kreidt (young soldier)
George Harris (Captain Katanga)
Eddie Tagoe (Messenger Pirate)
John Rees (sergeant)
Tony Vogel (tall captain)
Ted Grossman (Peruvian porter)
Frank Marshall (Flying Wing pilot)
PLOT SUMMARY
Archeologist Dr Indiana
Jones leads a double life - as a lecturer in a 1930s
university and as a fearless adventurer hunting the world
for religious and occult artifacts. He's hired by the US
Government to track down the legendary Ark of the
Covenant, the container which holds the original ten
commandments. He teams up with ex-girlfriend Marion to
find the Ark before the Nazis, who are also scouring the
world for mystical artifacts, get their hands on it.
CAPSULE REVIEW
Spielberg and Lucas'
homage to the cliffhanger serials of their childhood
rates as one of the best film that either man has been
involved with. Harrison Ford is perfect in the role he
was born to play, the score is one of John Williams' best
and the whole thing is more fun than any single film has
the right to be. A classic that remains as exciting and
entertaining now as when it it was first released, and
there are few films from the 80s that still claim that.
AVAILABILITY
Germany
Laserdisc Distributor: Philips (62017)
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Cinéma International Corporation
UK
Laserdisc Distributor: Pioneer (PLFES 33821; The Indiana Jones Trilogy)
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Video Distributor: Paramount Home Video
Laserdisc Distributor: Paramount (LV 1376-2); Paramount (LV 1376); Paramount
(LV 1376-WS)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: 13
Australia
Rating: PG
Chile
Rating: 14
Finland
Rating: K-16
France
Rating: U
Norway
Rating: 15
Sweden
Rating: 15
UK
Rating: PG
USA
Rating: PG
West Germany
Rating: 16 AWARDS
1982
Academy Awards, USA (Oscars)
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Leslie Dilley, Michael
Ford, Norman Reynolds) - winner
Best Effects, Visual Effects (Richard Edlund, Joe
Johnston, Bruce Nicholson, Kit West) - winner
Best Film Editing (Michael Kahn) - winner
Best Sound (Roy Charman, Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow,
Bill Varney) - winner
Special Achievement Award (Richard L. Anderson, Ben
Burtt) - winner (for sound effects editing)
Best Cinematography (Douglas Slocombe) - nominated
Best Director (Steven Spielberg) - nominated
Best Music, Original Score (John Williams) - nominated
Best Picture (Frank Marshall) - nominated
Academy of
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA (Saturn
Awards)
Best Actor (Harrison Ford) - winner
Best Actress (Karen Allen) - winner
Best Director (Steven Spielberg) - winner
Best Fantasy Film - winner
Best Music (John Williams) - winner
Best Special Effects (Richard Edlund) - winner
Best Writing (Lawrence Kasdan) - winner
American Cinema
Editors, USA (Eddies)
Best Edited Feature Film (Michael Kahn) - winner
Boston Society
of Film Critics Awards, USA
Best Director (Steven Spielberg) - winner
British Academy
Awards, UK
Best Production Design/Art Direction (Norman Reynolds)
- winner
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (John Williams) -
nominated
Best Cinematography (Douglas Slocombe) - nominated
Best Editing (Michael Kahn) - nominated
Best Film - nominated
Best Sound (Ben Burtt, Roy Charman, Bill Varney) -
nominated
Best Supporting Artist (Denholm Elliott) - nominated
Directors Guild
of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
(Steven Spielberg) - nominated
Golden Globes,
USA
Best Director: Motion Picture (Steven Spielberg) -
nominated
Grammy Awards,
USA
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture
or Television Special (John Williams) - winner
Hugo Awards, USA
Best Dramatic Presentation - winner
People's Choice
Awards, USA
Favorite Motion Picture - winner
Writers Guild of
America, USA
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen (Lawrence
Kasdan, Philip Kaufman, George Lucas) - nominated
Young Artist
Awards, USA
Best Motion Picture: Family Enjoyment - winner
1999
National Film Preservation Board, USA
Added to the National Film Registry TIMELINE
1980
April
Day Unknown: USA - production begins
June
23: USA - filming begins
September
Day Unknown: USA - filming ends
1981
June
12: USA - theatrical release
August
7: Sweden - theatrical release
October
16: Norway - theatrical release
29: West Germany - theatrical release
December
18: Finland - theatrical release
1982
July
Day Unknown: USA - theatrical re-release
1991
November
Day Unknown: Germany - laserdisc release (Philips
(62017))
1996
November
Day Unknown: UK - laserdisc release (Pioneer (PLFES
33821))
POSTER TAGS
Indiana Jones - the new hero from the
creators of JAWS and STAR WARS. The return of the great
adventure.
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of
the Lost Ark - US video title
Dobyvatelé ztracené archy - Czech
title
Jagten pa den forsvunde skat - Danish
title
Jäger des verlorenen Schatzes - German
title
Los cazadores del arca perdida -
Argentinian title
En busca del arca perdida - Spanish
title
Kadonneen aarteen metsästäjät -
Finnish title
Les aventuriers de l'arche perdue -
French title
Az elveszett frigyláda fosztogatói -
Hungarian title
I predatori dell'arca perduta - Italian
title
Poszukiwacze zaginionej arki - Polish
title
Os Caçadores da Arca Perdida -
Brazilian title
Os Salteadores da Arca Perdida -
Portugese title
Jakten pa den försvunna skatten -
Swedish title
LINKS
SEQUELS
Indiana Jones and
the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and
the Last Crusade (1989)
The Young Indiana
Jones Chronicles (1992 - 1996)
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most
Heart-Pounding Movies (2001)
The American Film
Institute's Tribute to Steven Spielberg (1995)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
(1995)
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Twice Upon a Time (1983)
Wow! (1990)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Films Illustrated vol.10
no.118 (July 1981) p.378 (UK)
review
Monthly Film Bulletin vol.48
no.571 (August 1981) pp.159-160 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review
Motion Picture Product Digest vol.9
no.2 (24 June 1981) p.7 (USA)
credits, review
Premiere July 1989
pp.68-69 (USA)
illustrated review
Screen International no.302
(25 July 1981) p.15 (UK)
review
Starburst no.37 (1981)
pp.32-35 (UK)
illustrated review
TV Times 23 December 1989
- 5 January 1990 p.48 (UK)
credits
Variety 10 June 1981 p.18
(USA)
credits, review KEYWORDS
ark of the covenant;
religion; nazis; monkeys; snakes; jungles; cairo; the
supernatural; archaeologists; universities; students;
biplanes; deserts; egypt; exploding heads; nepal; whips
Last Updated:
18 October, 2008
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