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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK opens. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. The opening salvo in a franchise blockbuster paying due homage to long-forgotten cliffhanger serials of the 1930s and 1940s with Harrison Ford's globe-trotting archaeologist cum part-time adventurer reserving a prominent niche in pop culture firmanent. With Karen Allen, Paul Freeman and John Rhys-Davies.
