In this unique photo diary, we get a behind-the-scenes look into the making of “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. See cast and crew hanging out, joking around and preparing for camera and take a look at some of the scenes from the movie, which never made the final cut.
Steven Spielberg setting up a shot of miniatures
Spielberg, Harrison Ford and a corpse
That’s noted Indiana Jones stunt double Vic Armstrong standing to the left of Harrison Ford.
Ford and Karen Allen
Spielberg and stuntman Pat Roach (also a professional wrestler) choreographing the big boxing scene
Allen, producer George Lucas, Spielberg and Ford
The prosthetic Belloq head that explodes during the finale
Spielberg, the idol and the corpse of Satipo
Ford, cinematographer Douglas Slocombe and Spielberg work the animatronic idol
A look inside the fertility idol, which actually had robotic eyes and was supposed to “look” at Indiana Jones
Lucas and Ford on set
From a deleted scene that shows how Indy survived the submarine trip
Lunch on the ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ set
Stuntman Vic Armstrong films the legendary chase sequence
Allen and a shirtless Spielberg (and an awesome hat)
Allen posing with one of the Nazi pilots
Ford practicing his whip during one of the bazaar scenes
Ford, Spielberg and the Bantu Wind, the ship that carried Indy, Marion and the Ark
Creating the ghost that flies out of the Ark of the Covenant
Dietrich’s face melting off as the Ark is opened
Allen, Spielberg, Ford and Rhys-Davies working on rewrites
Spielberg shooting the scene with Belloq and the Hovitos
Ford and Allen shooting the finale as Lucas looks on
Wolf Kahler (Col. Dietrich), Spielberg and Rhys-Davies
The Hovitos turn on the crew
The matte painting of Marion’s bar in Tibet
Spielberg and Ford
Harrison Ford lounges alongside extras in the desert
Spielberg and Ford
Lucas, Spielberg and two impressive beards
John Rhys-Davies cracking up Ford
