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Raiders of the Lost Ark. 1981. USA. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Image courtesy of Photofest

Raiders of the Lost Ark. 1981. USA. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan. With Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Alfred Molina. DCP. 115 min.

George Lucas recruited Steven Spielberg to help develop his nascent idea of a swashbuckling, globe-trotting 1930s archaeologist, and this partnership of the young box office kings of the 1970s resulted in a classic adventure film—and the biggest hit of 1981. Pulling from the action serials of their youths, Lucas, Spielberg, and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan created Indiana Jones, a bespectacled academic cum bullwhip-toting “obtainer of rare antiquities” who travels the world to rescue endangered objects from destruction or, even worse, Nazis. Harrison Ford is iconic as Indy, blending physicality, humor, and leading-man good looks that match perfectly with the filmmakers’ vision.

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