Writing credits
George Lucas (story) and
Philip Kaufman (story) ...

Genre: Action / Adventure

Tagline: The creators of JAWS and STAR WARS now bring you the ultimate hero in the ultimate adventure.

Plot Outline: Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant, before the Nazis... (view trailer)

User Comments: The Film That Solidified Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford

User Rating: 8.7/10 (84,765 votes) top 250: #17

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford .... Indiana Jones
Karen Allen .... Marion Ravenwood
Paul Freeman .... Dr. Rene Belloq
Ronald Lacey .... Major Toht
John Rhys-Davies .... Sallah
Denholm Elliott .... Dr. Marcus Brody
Alfred Molina .... Satipo
Wolf Kahler .... Colonel Dietrich
Anthony Higgins .... Gobler
Vic Tablian .... Barranca/Monkey Man
Don Fellows .... Col. Musgrove
William Hootkins .... Major Eaton
Bill Reimbold .... Bureaucrat
Fred Sorenson .... Jock
Patrick Durkin .... Australian Climber

Also Known As:
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (USA) (video title)
Runtime: 115 min
Country: USA
Language: English / German / French / Spanish / Nepali / Arabic
Color: Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) / Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification: Argentina:13 / Australia:M (re-rating) / Australia:PG (original rating) / Canada:14A / Chile:14 / Finland:K-16 / France:U / Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) / Norway:15 / Norway:16 (original rating) / Singapore:PG / Sweden:15 / UK:A (original rating) / UK:PG (re-rating) (2004) / UK:PG (video rating) (1987) / USA:PG / West Germany:16