Raiders of the Lost Ark
In 1936 an archaeologist who loots when he is not lecturing is sent after the Ark of the Covenant before German expeditions in Egypt can dig it out for Berlin. A bar in Nepal, a headpiece, a former lover and a rival Frenchman stand between him and the map room at Tanis. Spielberg and Lucas rebuilt the Saturday serial at blockbuster scale, and the adventure picture has run on their template since.
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- alludes to ↑ The Book of Exodus
- ↓ Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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