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In 1981, a bold action-adventure directed by the director Steven Spielberg, featuring Indiana Jones as he retrieves the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can use its power. Jones journeys through Cairo, the jungles of Peru and Egypt, culminating in the Well of the Souls and a dramatic test on a remote island where the Ark is opened. Harrison Ford stars as Indiana Jones, with Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood and Paul Freeman as René Belloq, plus John Rhys-Davies. Written by Lawrence Kasdan, and it spawned a franchise that grew into sequels, novels, and games. The movie is noted for its blend of archaeology, adventure, and pulpy thrills, and for popularizing iconography like the golden idol, the Staff of Ra, and the Well of Souls that recurs in later films.