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Raiders of the Lost Ark

"The return of the great adventure."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.9/10
13,368 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

6

Wins

📋

8

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 4 nominations
Won
Best Production Design
Best Film Editing
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects
Nominated
Best Cinematography
Best Original Score
Best Picture
Best Director
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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins
Won
Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$18.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$389.9M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$371.9M

ROI: +2066%

Budget Recovery2166% of budget
$0|Budget: $18.0M|Revenue: $389.9M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

280.8K

Daily Avg

4.7K

7-Day Trend

+6%
30 days agoToday
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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Hertfordshire
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Story Setting

Set In
EgyptUnited StatesSouth AmericaPeruNepal
Time Period
1936

Themes & Subjects

#occultisminnazism#archaeology

Series & Franchise

Part of
Indiana Jones
Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984

Characters

list of Indiana Jones characters

Arnold Toht

Played by Ronald Lacey

Marcus Brody

Played by Denholm Elliott

Indiana Jones

Played by Harrison Ford

Marion Ravenwood

Played by Karen Allen

Sallah

Played by John Rhys-Davies

René Belloq

Played by Paul Freeman

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Douglas Slocombe

Film Editing

Michael Kahn

Music / Score

John Williams

Production Design

Norman Reynolds

Production Companies

Lucasfilm

Distributors

Paramount PicturesNetflixDisney+MOKÉP

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark

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United States of AmericaPG
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United KingdomPG
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CanadaPG
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG
United KingdomPG
CanadaPG
AustraliaPG
Germany16
France12
IndiaU
JapanG

+17 more countries

Production

Director

Steven Spielberg

Writers

Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Philip Kaufman

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesLucasfilm Ltd.

Cast

Harrison Ford photo

Harrison Ford

Indiana Jones

Karen Allen photo

Karen Allen

Marion Ravenwood

Paul Freeman photo

Paul Freeman

Dr. René Belloq

John Rhys-Davies photo

John Rhys-Davies

Sallah

Ronald Lacey photo

Ronald Lacey

Major Arnold Toht

Wolf Kahler photo

Wolf Kahler

Colonel Dietrich

Anthony Higgins photo

Anthony Higgins

Gobler

Denholm Elliott photo

Denholm Elliott

Dr. Marcus Brody

Alfred Molina photo

Alfred Molina

Satipo

Vic Tablian photo

Vic Tablian

Barranca / Monkey Man

Don Fellows photo

Don Fellows

Col. Musgrove

William Hootkins photo

William Hootkins

Major Eaton

Tags & Keywords

egypttreasuremedallionswastikasaving the worldnepalhimalaya mountain rangecairomoseshatwhipleather jacketmediterraneanark of the covenantten commandments

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