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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021•53m•7.9/10
DocumentaryTV Movie

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7.9/10(31)

Hawaii, May 1977. After the success of Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg meet to find a new project to work on together, the former as producer, the latter as director. The story of how the charismatic archaeologist Indiana Jones was born and how his first adventure, released in 1981, triumphed at box offices around the world.

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ARTE, MDAM

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Nathalie Labarthe

Self - Narrator (voice)

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Nana Mouskouri

Nana Mouskouri

Self - Singer (archive footage)

Gene Shalit

Gene Shalit

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Sean Young

Sean Young

Self - Actress (archive footage)

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Michael J. McAlister

Self - SFX Designer (archive footage)

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Calista Flockhart

Calista Flockhart

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Self - Actress (archive footage)

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