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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Movie·1981·Adventure, Action·1h 55m·7.9 (13,673)·Directed by Steven Spielberg

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When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

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Harrison FordHarrison FordIndiana JonesKaren AllenKaren AllenMarion RavenwoodPaul FreemanPaul FreemanDr. René BelloqJohn Rhys-DaviesJohn Rhys-DaviesSallahRonald LaceyRonald LaceyMajor Arnold TohtWolf KahlerWolf KahlerColonel DietrichAnthony HigginsAnthony HigginsGoblerDenholm ElliottDenholm ElliottDr. Marcus Brody

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