A sequel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, followed in 2008. It won an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing. The film was released by Paramount Pictures in North America on May 24, 1989, to mostly positive reviews and was a financial success, earning $474.3 million at the worldwide box office. Filming locations included Spain, Italy, West Germany, Jordan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
During the five years between The Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade, he and executive producer Lucas reviewed several scripts before accepting Jeffrey Boam's. In the film, set largely in 1938, Indiana searches for his father, a Holy Grail scholar, who has been captured by Nazis while on a journey to find the Holy Grail.Īfter the mixed reaction to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Spielberg chose to tone down the dark tone and graphic violence in the next installment. Other cast members featured include Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, River Phoenix, and John Rhys-Davies. Harrison Ford returned in the title role, while his father is portrayed by Sean Connery. It is the third installment in the Indiana Jones franchise and a sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American action- adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas.
