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| Gorgeous UK 1981/82 poster art by Richard Amsel. |
As Harrison Ford prepares to don the fedora and throw himself physically into the role one last time as that immortal icon Indiana Jones, 2021 is also the time to celebrate the incredible fortieth anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the film that finally cemented Ford's movie star status after his prior popularity in playing Han Solo with the first two Star Wars adventures, whilst also importantly re-igniting Steven Spielberg's box office power and critical acclaim as a director. Its subsequent sequels would all boast many fine moments of character, humour and action, but nothing compares to the breathless rollercoaster excitement, fun and overall unexpectedness of storytelling from this original tale, which set the quality stunt work bar ever further for all action films soon trying hard to catch-up in its mighty footsteps...
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