Raiders of the Lost Ark: Quick Facts

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Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones wearing a fedora and leather jacket, looking to the side in a scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

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Harrison Ford, Douglas Slocombe, and Steven Spielberg on the set of Raiders of the Lost Ark, gathered around a prop idol in a cave-like setting.

John Rhys-Davies as Sallah, wearing a red fez and beige suit, stands beside Denholm Elliott as Marcus Brody in a light suit and hat at a busy train station in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones stands holding a whip in an ancient, dimly lit chamber with Egyptian hieroglyphs and a sarcophagus in the background.

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