Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the Ark of the Covenant, which is believed to still hold the ten commandments. Unfortunately, agents of Hitler are also after the Ark. Indy, and his ex-flame Marion, escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo

Expert in the occult and action archaeologist, Dr. Indiana Jones, is asked by the US Government to find the fabled Ark, inside which the original stones on which the ten commandments were written are supposed to reside. The film begins with Indiana’s daring raid of a booby trapped temple deep in the jungle, aided by Satipo (Alfred Molina). Satipo betrays Indiana, stealing the relic for himself, but ends up impaled on one of the nasty booby traps. Indina retrieves the artifact, only to have it stolen by a rival French archaeologist.