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The Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks presents presents Big Screen Classics:  INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

Like a rich Bordeaux from a good vintage, some films age well, delicately maturing and growing more sophisticated with each passing year. There is a wealth of cinematic gems out there, gathering dust in the annals of time. Enter Big Screen Classics - a place where we celebrate all of the accomplishments in movies over the past 100+ years. Here you'll see the crème de la crème of old movie magic.  You'll always be amazed at the riches of cinema history at Big Screen Classics.

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INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Director Steven Spielberg
Year 1981
Starring Harrison Ford
Rating PG
Run Time 125min

Forget tedious hours spent sifting through dirt for pottery shards, Dr. Indiana Jones knows how to do archeology right: by trotting around the globe snatching ancient objects, narrowly escaping unfriendly natives, romancing sassy barmaids with his roguish charm, and fighting Nazis with his dukes and a whip. Really, what's not to love about this globe-trotting adventure-fest? An absolute must-see on the BIG screen, we're proud to present RAIDERS in a brand new 2K digital format.

By now you probably know this story well, but here's a refresher: Harrison Ford stars as Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, an uncommonly charming and handsome world-renowned professor of archaeology hired by the U.S. government to track down the Ark of the Covenant, a supremely powerful (and deadly) Biblical artifact. With his trusty leather fedora and all-purpose whip, Jones sets out on a journey across the continents. But he isn't the only one after the Ark. With a little help from his friends and his old flame, Marion (Karen Allen), Jones must fend off unscrupulous SS officers eager to get their leather-clad mitts on the Ark and harness its power for their evil cause.