Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Raiders of the Lost Ark is an American film released in 1981 by Paramount Pictures, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones series, though the second chronologically.
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| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
| Produced by | Howard G. Kazanjian George Lucas Frank Marshall |
| Written by | George Lucas Philip Kaufman Lawrence Kasdan |
| Starring | Harrison Ford Karen Allen Paul Freeman John Rhys-Davies |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Editing by | Michael Kahn George Lucas |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 12, 1981 |
| Running time | 115 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The film is about Indy, who must retrieve the Ark of the Covenant from Nazis, who intend to use its great power to control the world.