When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father’s footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life.
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Film Cast:
- Indiana Jones: Harrison Ford
- Professor Henry Jones: Sean Connery
- Marcus Brody: Denholm Elliott
- Elsa: Alison Doody
- Sallah: John Rhys-Davies
- Walter Donovan: Julian Glover
- Young Indy: River Phoenix
- Vogel: Michael Byrne
- Kazim: Kevork Malikyan
- Grail Knight: Robert Eddison
- Fedora: Richard Young
- Sultan: Alexei Sayle
- Young Henry: Alex Hyde-White
- Panama Hat: Paul Maxwell
- Mrs. Donovan: Isla Blair
- Butler: Vernon Dobtcheff
- Herman: J. J. Hardy
- Roscoe: Bradley Gregg
- Half Breed: Jeff O’Haco
- Rough Rider: Vince Deadrick Sr.
- Sheriff: Marc Miles
- Deputy Sheriff: Ted Grossman
- Young Panama Hat: Tim Hiser
- Scout Master: Larry Sanders
- Scout #1: Will Miles
- Scout #2: David Murray
- World War One Ace: Frederick Jaeger
- Professor Stanton: Jerry Harte
- Dr. Mulbray: Billy J. Mitchell
- Man at Hitler Rally: Martin Gordon
- German Officer at Hitler Rally: Paul Humpoletz
- Hatay Soldier in Temple: Tom Branch
- Zeppelin Crewman: Graeme Crowther
- Principal SS Officer at Castle: Luke Hanson
- Officer at Castle: Chris Jenkinson
- Female Officer at Castle: Nicola Scott
- Young Officer at Castle: Louis Sheldon
- Hatay Tank Gunner: Stefan Kalipha
- Hatay Tank Driver: Peter Pacey
- Gestapo: Pat Roach
- Film Director: Suzanne Roquette
- G-Man: Eugene Lipinski
- Man on Zeppelin: George Malpas
- Irene: Julie Eccles
- Flower Girl: Nina Armstrong
- German Customs Official (uncredited): Roy Beck
- Zeppelin Passenger (uncredited): Hugh Elton
- Librarian (uncredited): Albert Evansky
- Tank Crewman Hit by Periscope (uncredited): Nick Gillard
- Gestapo (uncredited): Ronald Lacey
- German Soldier (uncredited): Derek Lyons
- Airport Passenger SA Officer (uncredited): Paul Markham
- Passenger on Airship (uncredited): Lee Richards
- Adolf Hitler (uncredited): Michael Sheard
- Tank Crewman (uncredited): Tip Tipping
Film Crew:
- Story: George Lucas
- Original Music Composer: John Williams
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Editor: Michael Kahn
- Costume Design: Joanna Johnston
- Casting: Mike Fenton
- Characters: Philip Kaufman
- Second Unit: Frank Marshall
- Director of Photography: Douglas Slocombe
- Sound Designer: Ben Burtt
- Producer: Robert Watts
- Production Design: Elliot Scott
- Producer: Arthur F. Repola
- Story: Menno Meyjes
- Screenplay: Jeffrey Boam
- Casting: Maggie Cartier
- Casting: Valorie Massalas
- Casting: Judy Taylor
- Second Unit: Michael D. Moore
- Stunts: Nick Gillard
- Costume Design: Anthony Powell
- Stunts: Tip Tipping
- Art Direction: Stephen Scott
- Stunt Coordinator: Vic Armstrong
- Sound Effects Editor: Sandina Bailo-Lape
- Additional Photography: Paul Beeson
- Makeup Artist: Zoltan Elek
- Hairstylist: Robert L. Stevenson
- Assistant Director: Artist W. Robinson
- Stunts: Steve Kelso
- Special Effects: Wayne Toth
- Stunts: Eddie Powell
- Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
- Transportation Captain: Russell McEntyre
- Production Coordinator: Melissa Taylor
- Visual Effects Editor: Michael Gleason
- Sound Editor: E. Larry Oatfield
- Stunts: Jim Dowdall
- Special Effects Supervisor: Joss Williams
- Set Decoration: Julián Mateos
- Driver: Terry Pritchard
- Driver: Mark White
- Special Effects Supervisor: David H. Watkins
- Grip: Gene Kearney
- Grip: Tony Cridlin
- Production Accountant: Michele Tandy
Movie Reviews:
- John Chard: Raiders Of The Last Crusade.
Indiana Jones teams up with his father to try and locate the Holy Grail. Something that the Nazis are again particularly interested in themselves.
We didn’t know it at the time, but every Indiana Jones fan on the planet presumed that The Last Crusade was to be the final film to feature the intrepid archaeologist. As it turned out, another film would surface in 2008, but casting that aside (as many would like to do), Last Crusade should, and is, judged as the trilogy closer it was meant to be.
In 1988 Steven Spielberg was deep into bringing Rain Man to fruition, all thoughts of Indiana Jones had gone by the wayside with the harshly judged part two, Temple Of Doom. In stepped George Lucas to politely remind Spielberg that they had an agreement to make another Indiana Jones picture, Spielberg no doubt obliged and humble, passed on his Rain Man work to Barry Levinson who promptly bagged himself an Oscar for the film. It can be guessed that Spielberg was probably grouchy around this period, but he needn’t have worried, because The Last Crusade provided a much needed hit for not only himself (post Empire Of The Sun), but also Lucas (Willow) and Harrison Ford (Frantic).
I mention the run up to this picture because it explains a lot on why the film is pretty much a retread of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, something that some detractors find unforgivable. Yet Last Crusade is still an immensely enjoyable adventure picture, with Spielberg proving that he was still capable of a popcorn bonanza. Using the Raiders formula and moving away from the dark flourishes of Temple Of Doom, Last Crusade is actually the simplest film of the three, but still it manages, courtesy of a sparkling casting decision, to become the most entertaining of the original trilogy. Is it better than Raiders? Of course not, but it positively rips along with sparky dialogue and an agenda of cliffhanging suspense like the adventure films of yore.
In comes Sean Connery as Dr Jones Senior, and its the picture’s trump card, because the magnificent interplay and obvious rapport with Ford (cool as a cucumber) is there for all to see. It’s this what drives the film on through the more mundane and picture filler sequences, showcasing two top wily professionals with care and consideration to their craft. The casting of Alison Doody as the main female is a poor one, and one only has to look at her subsequent career post Crusade to see she wasn’t up to the task here. Bonus comes in the form of the River Phoenix prologue, Phoenix as the young Indiana paves the way for the jaunty path that Crusade takes, whilst simultaneously giving us a nice little back story from which to launch the adventure.
Made for $48 million, the film went on to gross $474,171,806 Worldwide, now that’s a lot of people who evidently were happy with Raiders Of The Lost Ark 2! And I gleefully count myself amongst that number. 9/10
- Gimly: It feels very much a retread of _Raiders_. But, that was a great movie, so it’s not exactly as if that’s a bad plan.
_Final rating:★★★½ – I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._
- Kamurai: Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.
While Harrison Ford does a great job as Indiana Jones, it is always good to see Sean Connery get involved, even if he is very passive in the action.
Then there is an unfortunate amount of flashback, but it is better than doing an “Indian Jones: Origin” movie to explain how he attained his stylish attire and phobia of snakes.
This has a quality female companion, an entertaining side character, but we’re back to Nazi’s again for villains. It almost is just a highlight of the ridiculous lengths that Nazi’s went to look for weird resources: the occult (“Hellboy”), artifacts, and investigations into alien contact.
This is a return to quality though, it takes up the more serious atmosphere of the first movie and with that concentrates on a dramatically good action adventure movie.
This is my favorite of the franchise.