Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981 · directed by Steven Spielberg

Rating

96/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100, NFR

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.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), directed by Steven Spielberg, rates 96/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Harrison Ford
• Karen Allen
• Paul Freeman
• John Rhys-Davies
• Ronald Lacey
• Wolf Kahler
• Anthony Higgins
• Denholm Elliott
• Alfred Molina
• Vic Tablian

Crew

• Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography
• Michael Kahn — Editor
• John Williams — Original Music Composer
• Lawrence Kasdan — Screenplay

More from Steven Spielberg

1. Schindler's List (1993) — 99/100 · hit
2. Jaws (1975) — 97/100 · hit
3. Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 97/100 · hit
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — 96/100 · hit
5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit
6. The Color Purple (1985) — 85/100 · hit

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