Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
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| Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark | |
| Produced by | Lucasfilm |
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| Distributor | Paramount Pictures |
| Formats | BD, Beta, Digital, DVD, LD, VCD, VHS |
| Released | US: June 12, 1981 |
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, originally released as Raiders of the Lost Ark, was the first film in the Indiana Jones series.
It received a wide release on June 12, 1981. Raiders of the Lost Ark was produced by Lucasfilm and was distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
In 1936, Nazis wanted to acquire the fabled Ark of the Covenant, which held the stone tablets that contained the Ten Commandments. They believed that the relic had supernatural powers that would allow Adolf Hitler to spread the Third Reich throughout the world.
In this case, the rumors were true, so an archeologist named Henry Jones, Jr. dons a leather jacket, pistol, and whip to stop the Nazis as Indiana Jones.
Comic book adaptation
A comic book adaptation of Raiders of the Lost Ark was written by Walter Simonson with art by John Buscema. It was published by Marvel Comics in three parts from June to August 1981.
The story follows that of the film. However, it does differ from the film in minor ways with some differing dialog, locations, and character appearances.
The comic book adaptation was reprinted in "Indiana Jones Omnibus: The Further Adventures Volume 1" by Dark Horse Comics on January 21, 2009.
Video game adaptations
Raiders of the Lost Ark was developed and published by Atari for the Atari 2600 in November 1982.
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures was a Lego video game that contained an adaptation of Raiders of the Lost Ark alongside adaptations of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
The PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Windows, and Xbox 360 versions were developed by Traveller's Tales. The Nintendo DS version was developed by TT Fusion. Each of these versions of the game were published by LucasArts in North America on June 3, 2008, in Oceania on June 4, 2008, and in Europe on June 6, 2008. A macOS version was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Feral Interactive worldwide on December 4, 2008.
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues was a Lego video game that contained an adaptation of Raiders of the Lost Ark alongside adaptations of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
It was developed for Nintendo DS, PS3, Wii, Windows, and Xbox 360 by Traveller's Tales and was published by LucasArts in North America on November 17, 2009, in Oceania on November 20, 2009, and in Europe on November 25, 2009. A macOS version was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Feral Interactive worldwide on April 2, 2011.
