Director
Steven Spielberg
Leading Actors/Actresses
Harrison Ford
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Denholm Elliot, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, and Julian Glover
Genre
Action-Adventure
Language
English
Awards
At the 1990 Academy Awards, the film was nominated for three Oscars: Best Sound, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Effects Editing (which it won).
Date of Release
May 24th, 1989
Producer
Robert Watts
Setting and Context
The U.S., Italy, Austria, Germany, and the Temple Housing the Holy Grail in 1938.
Narrator and Point of View
Told from a third-person point of view.
Tone and Mood
Adventurous, Mysterious, Violent, Solemn, Energetic, Exasperated, and Historical
Protagonist and Antagonist
Indiana Jones is the Protagonist vs. Elsa and the Nazis, who are the Antagonists
Major Conflict
Indy’s struggle to find his father and the Holy Grail
Climax
When Indy figures out which cup the Holy Grail is.
Foreshadowing
Elsa’s death is foreshadowed early on in the film.
Understatement
Indy’s father's age is understated throughout the film.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
The number and complexity of practical effects that film utilized was revolutionary at the time of its release.
Allusions
The previous Indiana Jones films, Zorro Rides Again, Pinocchio, Go West, Road to Zanzibar, North by Northwest, The Birds, The Great Escape, From Russia with Love, Star Wars, American Graffiti, popular culture, geography, religion, and mythology.
Paradox
Indy’s father was tasked with shooting down Nazi planes but ultimately shot his own plane.
Parallelism
N/A
