Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It stars Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, and Denholm Elliott.
Epic tale in which an intrepid archaeologist tries to beat a band of Nazis to a unique religious relic which is central to their plans for world domination. Battling against a snake phobia and a vengeful ex-girlfriend, Indiana Jones is in constant peril, making hair's-breadth escapes at every turn in this celebration of the innocent adventure movies of an earlier era.
Victims[]
- Forrestal - Impaled by spikes in the temple off-screen, skeleton seen.
- Satipo - Impaled by spikes in the temple off-camera, body seen.
- Barranca - Shot in the back by natives with darts off-screen.
- Ratty Nepalese - Shot in the face by Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr.
- Otto - Shot to death by Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr. and the Giant Sherpa.
- Unnamed Mean Mongolian - Shot in the back by Marion Ravenwood.
- Unnamed Giant Sherpa - Burned to death in the Raven off-screen.
- Unnamed Arabian Thug - Accidentally impaled by his cohort with a sword.
- Unnamed Swordsman - Shot by Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr.
- Two Unnamed Arabian Thugs - Shot by Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr.
- Unnamed German Agent - Killed when the truck exploded.
- Capuchin Monkey - Ate poisoned dates.
- Nine Unnamed Nazis - Shot to death by Marion Ravenwood with a minigun.
- Unnamed German Mechanic - Skull shredded by a Nazi plane propeller controlled by Marion Ravenwood.
- Unnamed German Pilot - Killed when the Nazi plane exploded.
- Major Gobler - Fell off a cliff when Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr. rammed the jeep with his truck.
- Unnamed Lieutenant - Fell off a cliff when Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr. rammed the jeep with his truck.
- Unnamed Gunner - Fell off a cliff when Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr. rammed the jeep with his truck.
- Unnamed Tough Sergeant - Crushed by Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr. with a truck after falling off of it.
- 37 Unnamed Nazis - Souls sucked out by the Ark of the Covenant.
- Colonel Herman Dietrich - Head destroyed by the Ark of the Covenant.
- Major Arnold Ernst Toht - Face melted off by the Ark of the Covenant.
- Dr. Rene Emilie Belloq - Head blown up by the Ark of the Covenant.
Deaths[]
- Total - 69
Kill Counts[]
- Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr. - 19
- Marion Ravenwood - 11