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A film directed by the Spielberg Brothers, Stephen and Steven, Raiders of the Lost Ark is the first in the Indiana Jones Trilogy. Set in World War II, it features exciting, edge-of-the-seat action as our hero Indiana Jones struggles to coach the "Lost Ark Raiders" from a no-hoper little league basketball team into a lean, mean, slam-dunkin' machine that can take on the rival German team, Hitler's "Shoe Stuffels". The team are helped by their lucky Ark of the Covenant, handed down to them by now retired basketball legend, Dr. Marcus Brody. But will the legendary good luck and fabled ability to melt mortal men like ice-cubes be enough to beat a team composed of pure evil?

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  • A film directed by the Spielberg Brothers, Stephen and Steven, Raiders of the Lost Ark is the first in the Indiana Jones Trilogy. Set in World War II, it features exciting, edge-of-the-seat action as our hero Indiana Jones struggles to coach the "Lost Ark Raiders" from a no-hoper little league basketball team into a lean, mean, slam-dunkin' machine that can take on the rival German team, Hitler's "Shoe Stuffels". The team are helped by their lucky Ark of the Covenant, handed down to them by now retired basketball legend, Dr. Marcus Brody. But will the legendary good luck and fabled ability to melt mortal men like ice-cubes be enough to beat a team composed of pure evil?
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It was produced by Frank Marshall, written by Lawrence Kasdan and based on a story of George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Starring Harrison Ford, it was the first installment in the Indiana Jones film franchise to be released. The film co-stars Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald Lacey, and Denholm Elliott. The film originated from Lucas' desire to create a modern version of the serials of the 1930s and 1940s. Raiders is ranked among the greatest films of all time in the action-adventure genre and often in general.
  • Paul Freeman played the main antagonist in the film.
  • Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark is the first chapter of LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures.
  • The original film sparked waves of interest in old 1930s style cliffhanger serials, leading to two sequel films, talk of a third, and a television series "chronicle" of the lead character, Indiana Jones, as a young man prior to his feature film adventures. It has since become a cult classic with a huge following.
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark is an action / adventure film created by George Lucas and released through Paramount Pictures in 1981. It is the first Indiana Jones movie ever released and is considered to be chapter twenty-four in The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones. To be consistent with later titles in the franchise, the film was retitled Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark for its video release packaging in 1999, though the original title is retained onscreen in the movie. Amongst fans it is usually referred to simply as Raiders.
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford as archeologist Indiana Jones. Created and produced by George Lucas, it was the highest-grossing film of 1981 and would go on to spawn three sequels and, like other products of Spielberg and Lucas of the time, a dedicated fanbase. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Spielberg, and Best Original Score for John Williams' legendary soundtrack.
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (later marketed as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 American fantasy-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first (chronologically, the second) installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. It pits Indiana Jones (Ford) against a group of Nazis who are searching for the Ark of the Covenant which Adolf Hitler believes will make their army invincible. The film co-stars Karen Allen as Indiana's former lover, Marion Ravenwood; Paul Freeman as Indiana's nemesis, French archaeologist RenĂ© Belloq; John Rhys-Davies as Indiana's sidekick, Sallah; Ronald Lacey as Gestapo agent Arnold Toht; and Denholm Elliott as Indiana's colleague, Marcus Brody.
  • Brian escapes from police officers by hiding in a giant wicker basket like Marion Ravenwood did in the film in "Brian: Portrait of a Dog". To find his little black book, Peter Griffin uses a device similar to the ark-finding amulet in the film in "Stuck Together, Torn Apart". In "Blind Ambition", Peter and Ernie the Giant Chicken reenact the fight between Indiana Jones and the giant Nazi and Ernie seemingly dies the same way as the Nazi with the airplane propeller. Jackie Gleason harasses Indiana Jones in "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein", telling Jones to hurry up and take a golden idol.
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark, is a 1981 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise, and pits Indiana Jones against the Nazis, who search for the Ark of the Covenant, to make their army become invincible. Indiana and the Nazis search for a medallion dubbed Headpeice to the Staff of Ra, owned by Indy's old flame Marion Ravenwood. In which the medallion will pinpoint The Well of the Souls outside Cairo, Egypt, the Ark's resting place.
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