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== Plot ==

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In 1936, American [[archaeologist]] [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]] recovers a [[Golden Idol]] from a [[booby-trapped]] [[Peru]]vian temple. Rival French archaeologist [[René Belloq]] corners him and steals the idol; Jones escapes in a waiting [[Floatplane|float plane]]. After returning to the [[United States]], Jones is briefed by two [[Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)|Army Intelligence]] agents that [[Nazi Germany|Nazi German]] forces are excavating at [[Tanis]], [[Kingdom of Egypt|Egypt]], and one of their telegrams mentions Jones' former mentor Abner Ravenwood. Jones deduces that the Nazis are seeking the [[Ark of the Covenant]], which [[Adolf Hitler]] believes will make [[Wehrmacht|their army]] invincible. The agents recruit Jones to recover the Ark first.

At a bar in [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]], Jones reunites with Abner's daughter [[Marion Ravenwood|Marion]], with whom Jones once had an illicit relationship, and learns that Abner is dead. The bar is set ablaze during a scuffle with [[Gestapo]] agent [[Arnold Toht]], who arrives to take a medallion from Marion. Toht attempts to recover the medallion from the flames, but only burns its image into his hand. Jones and Marion safely take the medallion and escape.