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Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 115 mins · 1,963 views

4.2 Letterboxd 4.16(1,345,218)
Ratings ˗ P K J J D R J V L

Synopsis

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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Reviews (164)

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    ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗ 8 月 22, 2026

    actually kinda crazy how good spielberg is at the whole making movies thing

    3,440 7
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    peter quill 8 月 22, 2026

    80s harrison ford, call me

    4,155 17
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    Karsten 8 月 22, 2026

    Perfect film. Made me want to make movies.

    2,222 3
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    Joe 8 月 22, 2026

    That French dude totally eats a fly. Like it just crawls right into his mouth and he acts like nothing happened. More hardcore than Temple of Doom

    5,283 32
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    Joe A 8 月 22, 2026

    Just found this hidden gem of a movie. Hopefully it gets the attention it deserves 🙏

    1,946 12
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    demi adejuyigbe 8 月 22, 2026

    God, you really hate to see a little monkey do a Nazi salute. I know I’ve seen all of these movies, but it’s been so long this felt like the first time. Unbelievable blocking here. Often imitated, never really replicated– the scene where a guy gets shot and we see it in their shadow? Stroke of genius. So obvious to see all the influence this has had on a generation of action-comedy blockbusters but no one’s really aped it down to the specifics enough to feel like they’re being as clever as this franchise is. I mean, the reveal of how the Nazis got the medallion details alone!

    2,490 7
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    Reece 8 月 22, 2026

    not gonna lie, it was kinda weird watching my biopic (indiana jones is me, i am literally him)

    2,173 8
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    Josh Lewis 8 月 22, 2026

    Looking back on this in today’s pop movie landscape is so fascinating because it occupies a strange middle ground between silly, gleeful, highly specified throwback to pulpy B-movies and serials of Spielberg/Lucas youth and the technical, machinelike template for what the broadest, most expensive blockbusters would look like for the next nearly 40 years and counting. I understand the perspective of those that find it commercial or impersonal as a result but on the other hand, can you imagine a world where this was the level that this kind of moviemaking was at all the time…? You know, having actual characters performed with such personality (Allen and Freeman especially) and filled with wit, charm, and passion for the idiosyncratic cinematic/genre…

    3,700 3
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    vi 8 月 22, 2026

    he really raided the fuck out of those arks huh

    6,983 7
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    liam f 8 月 22, 2026

    can someone please enlighten me as to how this complete and utter bloodbath was rated PG

    3,346 28
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    Bethany 8 月 22, 2026

    i’m the girl in professor jones’ class with ‘love you’ written on her eyelids

    11,171 4
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    James (Schaffrillas) 8 月 22, 2026

    Belloq really is the most despicable villain ever, he’s a Nazi ally AND he’s French

    5,957
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    indianaconez 8 月 22, 2026

    The start of the best treasure hunting saga. The movie really shows it’s age. The female lead is really painful.

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    donriego 8 月 22, 2026

    Watching Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time was pure joy, modern adventure films can’t compete. Also, the monkey’s demise was highly satisfying.😏

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    Jack 8 月 22, 2026

    Can we please go back to when every bad guy was a nazi, things were better then. Watch it.

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    ElouanElouan 8 月 22, 2026

    Uncharted.

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    Nesh Kumar 8 月 22, 2026

    Better characters, better story, better written, but no Short Round, so minus points.

    1
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    laulaulahobbit 8 月 22, 2026

    55 years later, never too late to fell in love with Indy !

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    joao guilherme 8 月 22, 2026

    É o filme perfeito de aventura. Não tem muito mais o que dizer, Indiana Jones sempre vai ter um lugar reservado no meu coração.

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    notkens 8 月 22, 2026

    every indy scene had me looking exactly like that girl with ‘love you’ written on her eyelids.

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    donniej223 8 月 22, 2026

    Fucking classic, they don’t make movies like this anymore where they find the absolute fucking perfect guy to play their role and don’t let anyone else play that role or ever be the face of that role. Fucking peak cinema, only reason it’s not a five is because of some of the acting isn’t great i feel from a lot of people not named harrison ford.

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    tttBully 8 月 22, 2026

    Too political

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    FilBruno 8 月 22, 2026

    One of these movies i’ve always hesitated to watch, afraid of being disappointed. Now, understand why it’s considered a cult and why of my doubts. Has an undeniable visually greatness but, for my taste, plenty of defects: every character, Indiana in primis, have a completely lack of psychological introspection, i really can’t get into them. Manniqueism rules everywhere, good looking people are nice, strong, funny and heroic, mean people are unattractive, fool, cowards.

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    Gabriel Zanchin 8 月 22, 2026

    (Torrent, LG 50′) Preenchendo uma grande lacuna da minha atividade cinéfila. Spielberg, Caçadores da Arca Perdida.

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    Loy M 8 月 22, 2026

    Seru seru kukira bakal nyeritain gimana dia dapetin patung emas, lumayan dapet dokslinya Simpsons

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    FinneganUnawake 8 月 21, 2026

    Worst unboxing video ever

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    Neo Anderson 8 月 21, 2026

    Peak Visual effects

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    Ben 8 月 21, 2026

    When talking about iconic action-adventure films that helped shape the genre, leaving this one off the list would be a crime.

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    TacitusKiIIgore 8 月 21, 2026

    The greatest adventure movie ever made.

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    PiraattiMikko 8 月 21, 2026

    Lwk second best indiana

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    einexile 8 月 21, 2026

    Spielberg’s best movie except for Amistad and maybe E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. A beautifully made, fun, crazy masterpiece with some of John Williams’ best music and probably Harrison Ford’s best performance. Far better than the others in the series, though I am fond of Temple of Doom. If you were disappointed in the overhyped Last Crusade, and figured the movies are just not for you, don’t let that keep you from seeing Raiders. Watch for theater showings. I have been to it twice in the past two years.

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    Ed Hart 8 月 21, 2026

    Best action film ever?

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    Arham 8 月 21, 2026

    He was saved by a Mercedes hood ornament

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    Keithintheworld 8 月 21, 2026

    Mom’s pick

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    abiyyutsaq 8 月 21, 2026

    such a cozy film buat ditonton malem-malem

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    Markus Löhrer 8 月 21, 2026

    GERMAN VERSION (english below) Jäger des verlorenen Schatzes ist vielleicht DER Kult Klassiker des Abenteuer Kinos! Mehr Abenteuer, mehr Nervenkitzel, Wagnis, Eskapade und Spaß zugleich geht eigentlich gar nicht. Mehr Abenteuer als Indiana Jones geht eigentlich wirklich nicht. So oft man diesen hervorragenden Film auch sieht, er wird nie langweilig. Sicher altern so manche Effekte, so manches CGI, aber Indiana Jones ist als Charakter so einzigartig, so hervorragend geschrieben und von Harrison Ford in seinen besten Jahren dargestellt, dass man…

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    timurusia 8 月 21, 2026

    nunca pasa de moda matar nazis 7,50/10

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    markdubs 8 月 21, 2026

    There are a lot of things that can make a movie a 5-star banger, and if this has any shortfalls, it’s certainly more than made up for by how much stupid fun it is

    1
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    Sudz 8 月 21, 2026

    Did I just see a monkey do a fucking sieg heil

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    Weston Jones 8 月 21, 2026

    One of the most pure adventure movies out there, one of the most likable (and incompetent) action heroes of all time, and a healthy does of interesting (if dubiously sourced) religious mysticism. Also, definitely cannot believe I watched this as kid, it’s quite gory, and the final scene is fairly scary for the young ones

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    mossybank123 8 月 21, 2026

    The face melting scene reminds me of when my friend Dan farts It’s deadly

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    alainadietz 8 月 21, 2026

    unfortunately the plot didn’t really move me… fortunately this look of Harrison Ford absolutely did !

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    stevo 8 月 21, 2026

    Um começo muito bom,história boa,cenas de ação boa e aventuras fodas pra krlh ! A melhor cena do filme é quando o indiana perde a paciência pro cara da espada e só puxa a arma e atira KKKKKKKKKKKKK

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    Colin 8 月 21, 2026

    I need an adventuring hat like Indiana jones

    1
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    MemoryBomb 8 月 21, 2026

    It’s been years since I’ve seen this, but it’s still filled with so much charm. I’m still not crazy about adventure/action films in general, but it’s Indiana Jones. Also, Marion will forever be the greatest. It truly lives up to the spirit of adventure and the passion of it. It plays on its tropes but it does them so so we’ll.

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    janiscalling 8 月 21, 2026

    Maybe one of the reasons I’m very interested with history and the late antiquity. Plus, I had a very big fat crush with Harrison wearing those glasses at the university. This film really makes it big with the adventure, grandeur, and liveliness as shown in its sets, especially in Cairo and Tanis. That tabernacle scene is amazing like… really

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    monkeyman20 8 月 21, 2026

    Indiana jones is so bad ass it’s crazy.

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    alicereba 8 月 21, 2026

    Feel like he could be a better boyfriend??

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    smovievich 8 月 21, 2026

    So classic and fun

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    Juanaa 📀 8 月 21, 2026

    me dio una mezcla de risa y incomodidad la escena de la alumna que tenia escrito i love you en los ojos. imagínate que en tu película favorita el protagonista no cambie absolutamente nada de la historia. posta perego no podes jajajhs

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    pierce1022 8 月 21, 2026

    Idk how to rate such a nostalgic and amazing 3 movies that to me are one movie. Lego game

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    jaelkrue 8 月 21, 2026

    ONE WOMEN IN THE ENIRE MOVIE. ICH GLAUB MEIN SCHWEIN PFEIFT.

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    Christopher Rosen 8 月 21, 2026

    No one better than Spielberg doing shit like this.

    7
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    ilia 8 月 21, 2026

    ok but like why was it ghosts

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    charlieday 8 月 21, 2026

    the monkey being a nazi spy was crazy

    1
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    Julietta 8 月 21, 2026

    👁️ Love you 👁️

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    konk 8 月 21, 2026

    I find this movie to be highly unrealistic. There’s a scene in which a fly crawls across the French man’s face. If he really WAS a frog, he would’ve caught and swallowed the fly… ☹️

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    Stavivi 8 月 21, 2026

    Watched it with the kids. The melting faces at the end were much less terrifying than i remembered.

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    Angel 8 月 21, 2026

    Call it nostalgia bias, but this is a 5, I’m sorry. Having had the chance to watch this in theaters for it’s 4th anniversary, my 8 year old self, who dressed up as Indy for Halloween, whip, fedora, and all, is smiling ear to ear in enjoyment

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    Tuzi 8 月 21, 2026

    Finished watching it at home after yesterday’s abruptly interrupted viewing. It’s a rather entertaining adventure movie filled with amazing music and sets! It’s a fun story that’s a bit all over the place and essentially feels like a big comic movie. It’s shot well, there’s a ton of neat effects and the cast is pretty great too. The acting is good for the most part. There’s some pretty bad extras in there and honestly Karen Allen wasn’t all that great…

    3
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    Landon 8 月 21, 2026

    This movie does so much in the short 110 minute runtime it commands. Losing attention at any moment could affect the payoff of a moment later in the film. Will certainly fill out the trilogy first, but I think a return to this as an individual movie could offer an even more expansive understanding of the world building that Lucas and Spielberg paint. Williams score was epic, but I could not get the similarity to Han and Leias theme out…

    1
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    bamslack 8 月 21, 2026

    My wife (who it should be noted is a one of a kind snake hater) asked me if there are any snakes in this movie. I didn’t quite know how to answer that. I give it 7 stars. She gives it 3 (only because of the snakes, she assures me). So we’ll compromise at 5. That’s what marriage is all about.

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    Loann Teguel 8 月 21, 2026

    Oui bon, ça a un peu vieilli sur certains points mais ça vaaaaa..

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    Actionmo50 8 月 21, 2026

    If there’s one Spielberg damn well knows, it’s how to make good effects, practical or CGI. But mostly practical, the effects here aged like fine fucking wine, and they get better everytime I see this perfect movie, the entire trilogy as an whole is perfect, the other two I somehow don’t actually mind, but this one is by far the best one out of all 5 of the movies in this franchise.

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    phulf 8 月 21, 2026

    indiana jones, the coolest, the swaggiest, the handsomest, the bravest, the sexiest, the fluffiest, the most illustrious one above all. #youaremytreasureindianajones

    7
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    MateoDrault 8 月 21, 2026

    Que juegazo el lego Indiana Jones

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    Adrian Fernando 8 月 21, 2026

    Masterpiece.

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    Ankita 8 月 21, 2026

    Doesn’t get better than 80s Harrison ford beating up evil nazis

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    anajulialeal 8 月 21, 2026

    Esse que é o Beto Carreiro? não acompanho muito só não consigo entender o porque da arca ser mágica, não adiciona absolutamente em nada, para mim uma viagem completa.

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    wizeguye 8 月 21, 2026

    nowadays we will get a tv evangelizer to melt someone’s face on a streaming service of your choosing . you don’t even need the ark to do that besides , you know what a cautious guy i am . would i rewatch ? : this was a rewatch ! :]

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    Dillon 8 月 21, 2026

    Very flawed in characterization, but also a very cool movie in moments.

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    EliasAksdal 8 月 21, 2026

    Tapt seg litt etter 40 år

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    will m 8 月 21, 2026

    peak and (partially) mindless action/adventure

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    Tadeuss 8 月 21, 2026

    My first watch in probably 5 years. Not as great as I remember it to be but still amazing. The score is one of the best of all time

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    Hailie 8 月 21, 2026

    Slay

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    PeefVFX 8 月 21, 2026

    Le film est tlmt américain mdrr que ce soit les personnages, la représentation des non-américains, les gentils américains qui sauvent des méchants nazis, bref tout ce qu’on retrouve dans un blockbuster de propagande américaine des années 80 puis bon ça reste l’histoire d’un mec qui pille des trésors antiques nationaux sans aucune vergogne mais c’est le gentil héros de l’histoire 🥀 mtn ça reste un film culte de mon enfance et un des rares bons souvenirs que j’ai with some…

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    Tyler 8 月 21, 2026

    I’m going off the cuff on this one because there’s nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said a million times about this movie or Harrison Ford BUT This movie is honestly the reason I got into movies in the first place. I remember my parents making a huge deal about me watching it for the first time. They planned the whole thing out: they were going to plant my 7 or 8 year old ass in front of…

    1
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    flubber_nuts 8 月 21, 2026

    The monkey was the main villain

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    Aidan Vujcec 8 月 21, 2026

    Gotta be honest in that I remember this being a lot better. Maybe I’m more nostalgic for the Lego game LOL Anyways, I actually do see a lot of similarities with this and Disclosure Day (since that’s fresh in the mind) and how different both films are from a lot of Spielberg’s more dramatic pieces (a la Schindler’s List, Munich, Lincoln, Saving Private Ryan, etc). I do still think Disclosure Day suffers from being much more absurd than this, though. Also, those Special FX at the end were pretty sick.

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    StephenWalter 8 月 21, 2026

    The boy gives it 5/5 his favorite part is the well of souls. He pitched at the end having the melting skull fly into the screen. Jones might be the coolest character ever created. Lucas really had the juice. I gotta see the museum.

    1
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    Josotros 8 月 21, 2026

    Am I nostalgia brained? Or is this just peak Spielberg, and Harrison ford, and iconic, and good acting, and funny, and perfect The music is so good too shoutout John Williams

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    Jj 8 月 21, 2026

    As a comic book movie, this one goes down in the history books. The frame composition, the pacing, the dialogue, the costumes and sets; magnificent and precise.

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    eislyn 8 月 21, 2026

    A few thoughts: Need to get men to wear three piece suits again. Harrison Ford wearing his professor get up w/ glasses is particularly awesome. And Marion’s dresses… esp the bias cut silk one… I could eat them… Never trust two US govt lames. Big mistake The little monkey hitting the sieg heil ….. who taught him how to do that Overall an epic watch

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    STARSHIPSTUDIOS 8 月 21, 2026

    i don’t care what anybody says this is the best indiana jones movie harrison ford is amazing i love the scenes with booby traps and the nazis being in this is so cool

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    mccoythompson 8 月 21, 2026

    How does one teach a monkey to heil hitler?

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    zemat 8 月 21, 2026

    BR 6 ans après l’avoir fait découvrir à mon fils lorsqu’il avait 8 ans, ce fut au tour de ma fille de 10 ans 1/2 ! C’est toujours un film parfait (oui, je sais que Indy ne sert à rien à l’intrigue, mais who cares ?!…), et il conserve encore sa place dans mon Top 10 all time. Et puis c’est toujours l’occasion de découvrir un détail qui m’avait toujours échappé, en l’occurrence ce plan où le capucin a une soudaine érection !

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    Ethan The Media Guy 8 月 21, 2026

    45 years later, this is some classic stuff that needs no introduction.

    6
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    valery 8 月 21, 2026

    long ass movie (weird ass movie too). “we have to celebrate our differences” song in a movie jdhdhsjsjsbsj. also, the things women have to endure because of men’s pride. i know, i know, how dare i talk about women in a movie about this iconic guy? i don’t know, but the entire movie was her getting dragged in dangerous situations “por la cara”. but i liked the part were nazis died in terrible pain. that was nice. no doubt these…

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    Swiptype 8 月 21, 2026

    Ah bah bravo Indiana, t’as amené les nazis jusqu’à l’Arche, t’as tout fais foiré… Ça les a tous tué ? Bravo Indy, t’as amené les nazis jusqu’à l’Arche, t’as tout réussi !

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    KeanuStan 8 月 21, 2026

    It gets better every damn time.

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    sakura🪽 8 月 21, 2026

    id sell my soul and cut off all my toes using a rusty knife for him tbh

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    lily_toby 8 月 21, 2026

    freaking awesome

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    Helicóptero 🚁 8 月 21, 2026

    Uma aula de direção de uma experiência de ação feita pelo Steven Spielberg na qual prende a sua atenção e faz vocẽ telespectador pensar como o Indiana Jones vai escapar de tal acontecimento, a forma que a narrativa é feita é algo bem legal misturando o contexto de Segunda Guerra junto com o fato de escavações arqueológicas cujo torna essa experiência tão especial, e o que falar das cenas de ação com tiros chicotes explosões e tudo de bom na medida certa, principalmente a cena da perseguição no cairo com todos aqueles bandidos e o Indiana Jones somente usando seu chicote.

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    Anomrac_Navi02 8 月 21, 2026

    Steven, George, I love you guys. Thank you. Also thank you to my 6th grade history teacher for telling us to watch this as an “assignment.” The fight around the plane leading directly into the truck chase is the best movies have ever been. Harrison Ford is great as Han Solo, BUT, he was born to be Indiana Jones.

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    avery_anything 8 月 21, 2026

    So fucking good. The original three Indiana Jones films are one of the greatest trilogies ever.

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    martin venegas 8 月 21, 2026

    a blatant rip off of the classic 2022 uncharted movie starring tom holland and mark whalburg

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    flabja 8 月 21, 2026

    tryna look for job opportunities

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    ConnerMeengs 8 月 21, 2026

    So good that my face melted.

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    mary 8 月 21, 2026

    bring back completely unrealistic sound effects

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    Hakan Yasar 8 月 21, 2026

    Have a feeling these nazi guys are just bad news

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    Jax 8 月 21, 2026

    Ark was raided

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    Niels van Arkel 8 月 21, 2026

    98 (🔄) What can we say except: can I see this movie for the first time forever? Just the best characters ever: Indy, Marion, Salah, René Belloq as a real thread in this movie… is just all so incredible! ► ON STREAMING @ Waddinxveen, The Netherlands Lists I featured this movie in: TOP 200 OF ALL TIME SPIELBERG RANKED

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    kstinnett 8 月 21, 2026

    Wish I was Harrison Ford

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    l1nazmek0va 8 月 21, 2026

    Lesson learned : punch naz*s 🙏🏻

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    miguelbmartins 8 月 21, 2026

    gente aí que hit !¡!¡!¡

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    Tarun 8 月 21, 2026

    Indiana Jones is the representation of the indomitable American spirit. The Nazis ain’t got shit on him.

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    Shipwreck22 8 月 21, 2026

    A fantastic start to a timeless trilogy.

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    Ali D. Etan 8 月 21, 2026

    Toujours incroyable, même aujourd’hui. Les effets spéciaux ont bien vieilli, et ça donne envie de revoir les autres films

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    paperini2301 8 月 21, 2026

    QUALSIASI COSA pur di arrotondare lo stipendio da professore🥀

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    Alejandro 8 月 21, 2026

    Harrison Ford cargándose nazis mola y la música que se escucha mientras lo hace, mola aún más.

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    JulyRodriguez 8 月 21, 2026

    Finally I can say that I watched Indiana jones

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    kurenai17 8 月 21, 2026

    ดู RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK แบบ 4K เป็นครั้งแรก หลังซื้อมาตั้งนาน ถ้ามีโอกาศอยากให้เรื่องนี้เอามาฉายโรงอีกรอบ (ในประเทศไทย) แบบ IMAX สัญญาจะไปดูสัก 2-3 รอบ ฉันรัก อินดี้ มาก แต่ไม่เคยได้ดูในโรงเลย ภาค 1-4…

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    Rúben Ferreira 8 月 21, 2026

    Well, this is THE adventure film. I can see the influence it had on action-adventure and treasure hunt films, and for good reason, the film is good. We follow the character Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford, on a journey in search of the Ark of the Covenant, in a race against the Nazis. I feel that the fact that this film is so beloved is largely due to the character of Indiana Jones, an intelligent and capable hero, but…

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    Tara 8 月 21, 2026

    Nerdly and not as good as the ride

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    empathy 8 月 21, 2026

    shoulda just wiped evb with his millennium falcon tbh doc ock ain’t get enough screen time – we all know he woulda taken the spotlight but they were too scared #QenterdClip

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    leseulmars 8 月 21, 2026

    Loooooooooooooong (+raciste)

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    Katie 8 月 21, 2026

    Meh. Nothing in this movie is important and it’s poorly written. Why does the villain say “I’m a shadowy reflection of you” to Indiana Jones? I hate when plot lines are explicitly stated, does Steven Spielberg think his audience is stupid???!? Also the orientalist tropes are completely overdone and offensive.

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    Juani___ 8 月 21, 2026

    harrison ford goat

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    Cade Corcoran 8 月 21, 2026

    IN THEATERS Just when I thought that this movie couldn’t get any better, the BOOM of the cinema speakers and the crystal clear 4k projection proved me wrong. This is without a doubt one of the most masterful films of all time. A film about the power of respect for the “old ideals.” We learn, like Indy, that all this morally grey posturing that allowed normal people to tolerate the Nazis is an evil in and of itself. God hates…

    5
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    isaacC08 8 月 21, 2026

    Film era at its peak🙌

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    Donan007 8 月 21, 2026

    Pra ver e rever

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    tomy 8 月 21, 2026

    el gatito del callejón 👀🙀

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    Jedediah_19 8 月 21, 2026

    Got flash banged by Kathleen Kennedy’s name in the credits

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    jemryfromthepod 8 月 21, 2026

    More like Hoorayders of the Lost Ark

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    Feli3,14is Unfair 8 月 21, 2026

    Spielberg é gênio.

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    SuperJepp 8 月 21, 2026

    mantap sekali

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    karaskywalker 8 月 21, 2026

    me out loud: “What type of weapon is that?” *coat hanger* oh

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    woahlaurenbaby 8 月 21, 2026

    you really think you know what to expect and then the last 15 minutes happen

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    Jake Denton 8 月 21, 2026

    Who knew this would be the start of such an iconic franchise when this was released? I consider this film the perfect action/adventure film, I love the historical aspect of these films and this one in particular and then the action is brilliant, particularly the truck chase sequence. The score is iconic and one of the best ever, I will defend this franchise and this character to my dying breath.

  130. F
    Farid İsmailof 8 月 21, 2026

    Bu filmi görənə kimi action əlavələri olan filmləri sevmirdim. Düzdü əsas kateqoriyası adventure olsada action da ondan geri qalmır. Düşünürdüm ki, baş obraz onsuz ölməyəcək, qurtulacaq, ən güclüsü odur və s. Digər action filmlərində adətən bir hadisə baş verir və baş obraz qeyri təbii şəkildə qeyri süper hissləri və yaxud gücləri vasitəsilə qurtulur. Elə buna görədə mən o tip filmləri izləməkdə çətinlik çəkirdim. Bu film isə digərlərindən fərqli olaraq qəribə şəkildə insanı izlətdirir. Bəlkə də action hissələrinə əlavə olaraq gərginliyin…

    2
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    shibin 8 月 21, 2026

    As Amy said : “It was very entertaining despite the glaring story problem. Indiana jones plays no role in the outcome of the story. If he weren’t in the film, it would turn out exactly the same. If he weren’t in the movie, the Nazis would have still found the Ark, taken it to the island, opened it up and all died, just like they did.” 😂😂

  132. G
    gerardbzc 8 月 21, 2026

    And we are here. Back when I was very very young. Probably one of the first movies I ever watch. Childhood, nostalgia and so good cinema. My goal is to recreate that scene on the ship 😏

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    krwzzrs 8 月 21, 2026

    This movie I think is held up so much by its nostalgia level. I think it’s got one of if not the best sound tracks ever I and I understand well that for the day and age this came out this whole movie is groundbreaking. So if I was going off of 70’s to 80’s film it’s a 4.5 stars. But it’s not the 80’s anymore. There’s simply just better acting shots and directing in this day and age. So it’s a 3.5 – 4

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    Athaa 8 月 21, 2026

    It gets better and better every time I’m watching this One of my favorite adventures movies and I totally recommend it and is under 2 hours (1 hour and 50 minutes)

    1
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    Jebb Jabroni 8 月 21, 2026

    Fun adventure movie! For some reason felt vaguely bond-esque but with mystic tomb raiding instead of secret agent stuff. So many iconic scenes and moments came from this one film that i basically knew the entire plot without ever having watched it. This movie gets away with a LOT for a PG-13 rating. A ton of blood, corpses, liquor, several hard swears, the whole list. Don’t even get me started on the climax scene, that’s some shit you wouldn’t even…

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    Scott Hudson 8 月 20, 2026

    Been listening to The Soundtrack Show podcast about Williams’ score for Raiders, so it was inevitable.

  137. W
    wicche quean 8 月 20, 2026

    Had a very bad day and this was the inevitable conclusion

    2
  138. E
    eureekasprings 8 月 20, 2026

    A great time every time. Peak 80s cinema.

  139. G
    Guy-Jaques LaFleur 8 月 20, 2026

    Watched on a Thursday afternoon begging for my daughter to wake up from her nap so my parents-in-law will take her for the weekend and I can make out with my wife.

  140. A
    amydala9 8 月 20, 2026

    A juxtaposition of serious action, extreme ridiculousness and pure style. They don’t make movies like this anymore. Nazi monkey is crazy. Please don’t let Indiana do any more archaeology, though.

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    Žen 8 月 20, 2026

    I like the series and grew up on it. It was one of my families beloved and they first saw it bootlegged in then Czechoslovakia. More than half of this must be action scenes – always my least favorite. Though exotic and romanticized what I like is there was no disrespect to other cultures or ethnocentrism, nor do any derogatory terms get used.

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    Aimée 8 月 20, 2026

    watching this in the pouring rain was not so much fun, but hey, how can you go away from seeing Indiana Jones??

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    Wendy4for4 8 月 20, 2026

    I HATE SNAKES

    1
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    jayden. 8 月 20, 2026

    it’s probably because i have zero nostalgia towards this movie but this didn’t really do it for me. i don’t hate it, and i acknowledge how iconic it is. i’m just not a huge action movie fan. plus the only female character in the whole movie having absolutely zero substance kinda irked me

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    itzakthornstone 8 月 20, 2026

    Spielberg is not always my fav but in this moment he is certainly one of my favs

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    Jayden B 8 月 20, 2026

    Goofy to an unfunny degree. Exhausting to watch. Clumsy action sequences that is just one “yoinks!” and “kapow!” away from being a comic book. I thought I would enjoy this movie, but it ended up being just kind of stupid 😔

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    tom_lty 8 月 20, 2026

    caught by a rainstorm @ open air cinema / pleinbios but stayed until the end

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    lennon_324 8 月 20, 2026

    Probably my tenth time seeing this movie, I love it every time. Screw that monkey

    1
  149. D
    Dre 8 月 20, 2026

    Every shot of this movie looks so good dam

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    JamesJarmusch 8 月 20, 2026

    Rewatched this a few years back. They kill a lot of extras of color. Actually tough to watch.

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    Jackson 8 月 20, 2026

    It’s been probably 8 years since I’ve last seen this movie, so while I remembered the key plot points, nearly everything in between was effectively new to me, which led to a pretty enjoyable viewing experience. I think the obvious highlights of the movie are both the soundtrack, which is incredibly iconic, and Harrison Ford’s performance as Indiana Jones, but I also found the way the plot was structured, while a bit formulaic, to be pretty fun to watch unfold.…

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    benjaminHansen 8 月 20, 2026

    This movie so great, I think I watched this movie 67 times… 🫪 maybe more, also on repeat was when the ark gets open, love when the people head blows up and melts off…. 🙏

  153. E
    Ethan Ashbridge 8 月 19, 2026

    The movie holds up better than I expected. Having watched it as a child, it was definitely one of those with lots of nostalgia that I was worried would not be met; thankfully, this was not the case. More campy than I remembered, and the writing was not as refined as I expected.

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    Lleyton Hails 8 月 19, 2026

    5th Watch: I love this film.

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    TutSonz 8 月 18, 2026

    Sei que é “clássico definitivo”, sei que ninguém pediu minha opinião. Mesmo assim, não é minha praia.

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    Noah Taborda 8 月 17, 2026

    “I’m making this up as I go!” Even with an idol like John Ford, Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones series is anchored in what feels almost like a Spaghetti Western. It’s a repudiation of the suave and seamless hero he grew up watching in old movie serials. No James Bond is Indy, but that almost makes him more relatable. Even in his professional pursuits, he isn’t perfect. In fact, I think if you were to ask an archaeologist about his ethical…

  157. E
    Ez 8 月 14, 2026

    the BLUEPRINT!!!!

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    tuptup 8 月 13, 2026

    Fancied the socks off the “Love You” girl in Indi’s class when I wa 5.

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    Romvdv 8 月 9, 2026

    Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest living directors and no one can convince me otherwise. In this constant nagging debate about whatever new shiny director is supposed to take the throne of the new best director, I’ve never really been convinced by the recent frontrunners. This film is a perfect example of why, because on paper this should be some trivial campy adventure film, which it is obviously inspired by. But every scene, every shot, every edit, every scene…

    1
  160. R
    Ross 🐉 7 月 29, 2026

    Sometimes we come back to movies years later that we were convinced were our favorites and realize that they’re not as great as we thought they were. And that’s okay – bc even if the characters could’ve been more well-developed, every shot here fucking rocks and every Nazi dies in the most spectacular fashion imaginable. And to me, that’s cinema. Spielberg Ranked

    2
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    Kendalboyfriend 4 月 22, 2026

    فيلم ممتع جدًا، ومن الأفلام التي تجسد معنى المغامرة السينمائية بأفضل شكل. أجواء مهاجموا التابوت الضائع هي أكثر شيء شدني؛ الأماكن، الآثار، المطاردات، الألغاز، والانتقال بين المغامرات كلها تعطي الفيلم روحًا خاصة جدًا وتشعرك أنك تعيش داخل مغامرة حقيقية. هاريسون فورد كان رائعًا بدور إنديانا جونز. شخصيته تجمع بين الذكاء، الشجاعة، الكاريزما وحتى بعض العيوب الإنسانية، وهذا جعلها شخصية ممتعة جدًا وليست مجرد بطل خارق. وأعجبني جدًا أسلوب ستيفن سبيلبرغ؛ إخراج سريع وحيوي، لكنه لا ينسى التفاصيل، ويعرف بالضبط متى…

    1
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    Lukeh100 5 月 12, 2025

    Remember trying to watch this when I was younger and hated it and turned it off but I’m glad to say now that I’ve matured really liked this movie and it’s so worth a watch it’s a classic

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    albert_341 8 月 6, 2024

    raiders

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    AJ Monteiro 10 月 5, 2017

    One of the fondest memories I have as a teen is when my father sat with me as we binge watched this whole franchise. This is a banger of a first installment.

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H Harrison Ford Indiana Jones
K Karen Allen Marion Ravenwood
P Paul Freeman Dr. René Belloq
J John Rhys-Davies Sallah
R Ronald Lacey Major Arnold Toht
W Wolf Kahler Colonel Dietrich
A Anthony Higgins Gobler
D Denholm Elliott Dr. Marcus Brody
A Alfred Molina Satipo
V Vic Tablian Barranca / Monkey Man
D Don Fellows Col. Musgrove
W William Hootkins Major Eaton
G George Harris Katanga
F Fred Sorenson Jock
A Anthony Chinn Mohan
E Eddie Tagoe Messenger Pirate
B Bill Reimbold Bureaucrat
P Patrick Durkin Australian Climber
M Matthew Scurfield 2nd. Nazi
M Malcolm Weaver Ratty Nepalese
Director Steven Spielberg
Writer Lawrence Kasdan
Producer Frank Marshall, Robert Watts
Executive Producer George Lucas, Howard G. Kazanjian
Editor Michael Kahn
Original Music John Williams, London Symphony Orchestra
Sound Ben Burtt, Richard L. Anderson, John Dunn, Stephen Hunter Flick, Mark Mangini, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Curt Schulkey, Eric Tomlinson, Roy Charman, Bill Varney
Special Effects Peter Dawson, Trevor Neighbour, Bill Warrington, Chris Condon, Terry Schubert, Rodney Fuller, Terry Glass, Yves De Bono, Roy Coombes
Stunts Peter Brace, Bill Weston, Chuck Waters, Martin Grace, Paul Weston, Gerry Crampton, Wendy Leech, Glenn Randall Jr., Romo Gorrara, Rocky Taylor, Terry Leonard
Synopsis
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.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Writer
Lawrence Kasdan
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Country
USA
Language
English, Spanish, German, Hebrew (modern)
Year
1981
Runtime
115 mins

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