The Ark in the movie was the Ark of the Covenant (the gilded gopher wood box built by Moses on the instructions of God); as such it contained the fragments of the original tablets of the Law, a jar of manna and Aaron's rod.
In the film sinister Nazi archaeologists (based very slightly on the SS Ahenenrbe) are attempting to locate the Ark (stolen in this version of the legend by the Egyptians) so that they can use its power to win battles for Hitler.
Raiders of the Lost Ark, followed by The Temple of Doom, and then The Last Crusade.
The duration of Raiders of the Lost Ark is 1.92 hours.
The Production Budget for Raiders of the Lost Ark was $20,000,000.
Raiders of the Lost Ark was created on 1981-06-12.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark - soundtrack - was created in 1981-02.
Raiders of the Lost Ark grossed $389,925,971 worldwide.
Raiders of the Lost Ark grossed $248,159,971 in the domestic market.
Raiders of the Lost Ark was released on June 12th 1981. The film starred Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and was directed by Steven Spielberg. It is the first film of a series of four.
In "Raiders of the Lost Ark", the ark is discovered in the ancient city of Tanis, in Egypt.
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark