Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

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

Release Date:

12 junio 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Frase comercial:

If you don't go to the movies - you won't see...

Plot:

Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant, before the Nazis...

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Hit By Truck | Exploding Truck | Shot In The Shoulder | Barefoot

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 21 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Excellent movie and brilliantly crafted entertainment with a superb casting

US TV Schedule:

Sat. May 17	4:00 PM	SCIFI
Sun. May 18	1:00 PM	SCIFI

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Indiana Jones
Karen Allen	...	Marion Ravenwood
Paul Freeman	...	Dr. Rene Belloq
Ronald Lacey	...	Major Arnold 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

También conocida como:

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (USA) (video title)
Cazadores del arca perdida, Los (Argentina) [es]
En busca del arca perdida (Spain) [es]
Indiana Jones en busca del arca perdida (Spain) (DVD title) [es]

Duración:

115 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Hebrew | English | German | French | Español | Nepali | Arabic

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | USA:PG (edited for re-rating) | Brazil:Livre | USA:R (original rating) | Italy:T | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (re-rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Israel:PG | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2004) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | West Germany:16 | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Lucasfilm

Trivialidades:

All the stunt men were sick on the day that Indiana Jones hits the pilot of the Flying Wing over the head, knocking him out, so producer Frank Marshall agreed to do it. Unfortunately for him, the shot took three days and a lot of it involved him sitting in a cockpit that was in excess of 100 degrees.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Although they removed the revealing mistake when the cobra is in front of Indy they did not fix it with Marion. After she falls in, you can still see the cobras reflection on the glass that separates it from her.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Satipo: [picking up poison dart] The Hovitos are near. The poison is still fresh, three days. They're following us.
Barranca: If they knew we were here, they would've killed us already.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "L.A. Law: Raiders of the Lost Bark (#1.6)" (1986)

Soundtrack:

A British Tar

Excellent movie and brilliantly crafted entertainment with a superb casting

I remember seeing this movie when I was young, and it may well have been in the cinema with my Father, I can't quite remember (if he does, then please post the answer), anyway I do remember seeing it and being thoroughly entertained and that feeling of excitement and total fun staying with me to this very day as that is the feeling that the movie conjures up whenever I think of it.

I think a part of that is down to the fact it's a complete retake on the old serial movies combined with obvious comic book style, and that is just perfect for kids and appeals to them no end, or rather it did then! So it was with excitement that I opened my presents on my birthday and found the boxset for the Indiana Jones Trilogy, and with even more excitement when I finally watched the first in the trilogy, Raiders of the lost Ark.

It was just as I remembered, fun, excitement, wise cracks, a tiny splattering of romance but with a manliness that kids would allow, and lots of stunts and action. It's a superb movie and captures that style of serials, adventure stories and comic books perfectly, how I know that for sure is only through repeats since I wasn't alive during those times.

The set pieces are fantastic, and although some of the wilder end sequences are slightly dated now, it hasn't lost the excitement factor. It's a perfectly crafted movie as well, moving from location to location without any distraction or superfluous scenes, it just feels like it's all there for a reason and that it belongs there.

Harrison Ford is excellent in the role, and I'm inclined to think he was more Indy than he was Solo, but that's a personal opinion. He has many more facial movements and voice inclinations in this early movie than he does nowadays, now he belongs to the moody, quiet school of acting, then he was dynamic, adventurous, strong and as wisecracking as the best of them.

There are some excellent movie making moments in this with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg showing talent galore just oozing out of every pore (where did all that go for Star Wars I to III Mr Lucas?), and they end up making an excellently entertaining movie.

Some could argue that there could be a bit more depth or seriousness to the story, but come on, it's a ripping adventure yarn, you don't need depth. Saving the Ark from the Nazi's, surely that's enough! An excellent movie and great fun too, without a doubt one of my favourite of all time.