The Raiders of the Lost Ark (Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and producer George Lucas. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, and Philip Kaufman. The film is the first in a series about Indiana Jones, where the main role is played by Harrison Ford. The film premiered on June 12, 1981.
The year is 1936. Archaeology professor Indiana Jones has ventured into the jungles of South America in search of a golden statue. Along the way, he sets off a deadly trap, but miraculously manages to escape unscathed. Jones learns from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called the Ark of the Covenant, which may be the key to human existence. Jones must explore vast locations, such as Nepal and Egypt, to find this artifact. The problem, however, is that he must fight off Rene Belloc and his squad of Nazis to get his hands on it.
