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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Director:
Steven Spielberg
(Dir)
Release Date:
Jun 1981
Premiere Information:
New York and Los Angeles openings: 12 Jun 1981
Duration (in mins):
115
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Cast:
Harrison Ford
(Indy [Indiana Jones])
Karen Allen
(Marion [Ravenwood])
Paul Freeman
(Belloq)
Ronald Lacey
(Toht)
John Rhys-Davies
(Sallah)
Denholm Elliott
(Brody)
Alfred Molina
(Satipo)
Summary:
Production Company:
Lucasfilm, Ltd.
Production Text:
A Steven Spielberg Film
Distribution Company:
Paramount Pictures Corp.
(Gulf & Western Industries, Inc.)
Director:
Steven Spielberg
(Dir)
Producer:
Frank Marshall
(Prod)
Writer:
Lawrence Kasdan
(Scr)
George Lucas
(Story)
Philip Kaufman
(Story)
Photography:
Douglas Slocombe
(Dir of photog)
Art Direction:
Norman Reynolds
(Prod des)
Film Editor:
Michael Kahn
(Ed)
Music:
John Williams
(Mus)
MPAA Rating:
PG
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Copyright Claimant
Copyright Date
Copyright Number
Lucasfilm, Ltd. (LFL)
14/8/1981
dd/mm/yyyy
PA112321
PCA NO:
26345
Physical Properties:
Sd:
Dolby Stero
col:
Metrocolor
Widescreen/ratio:
Panavision
Note:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
was ranked 66th on AFI's 2007 100 Years…100 Movies--10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films, down from the 60th position it held on AFI's 1997 list
Bibliographic Sources:
Date
Page
Daily Variety
5 Jun 1981
p. 3.
Hollywood Reporter
5 Jun 1981
p. 3.
Los Angeles Times
7 Jun 1981
Calendar, p. 1.
New Republic
4 Jul 1981
pp. 26-27.
New York Times
12 Jun 1981
Section III, p. 10.
New Yorker
15 Jun 1981
pp. 132-35.
Rolling Stone
25 Jun 1981
pp. 20-24.
Saturday Review
Jun 1981
pp. 12-15.
Time
15 Jun 1981
pp. 74-76.
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