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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
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Almost 19 years after the release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, director Steven Spielberg and producer George Lucas exhume their globe-trotting archaeologist for another crack of the whip. It's now 1957, and Professor Jones (Harrison Ford) is bundled out of a car boot with his cockney sidekick “Mac” (Ray Winstone). After an explosive and chilling opening at a nuclear test site in the Nevada desert, Indy's latest quest begins via an exhilarating motorbike chase through a university campus. The sought-after prize is the fabled Crystal Skull of Akator and, this being the Cold War era, the baddies are the Soviets, led by Cate Blanchett (who clearly would have made a great Bond villain). Then it's all aboard for more of the same Saturday matinée thrills that helped make the franchise so successful: a multi-vehicle pursuit through the Amazon jungle; giant ants; umpteen secret passageways; and even alien visitors. Though exhausting and relentless, it's hard to dislike, thanks to Ford's weary charm, his leather-clad new wingman Shia LaBeouf, and an emphasis on pleasingly “old school” stuntwork. AC
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Running time
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117min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Period Action Adventure
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Alternate title
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Indiana Jones 4
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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David Koepp, from a story by George Lucas, Jeff Nathanson, from characters created by Lucas, Philip Kaufman
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Theatrical distributor
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Paramount
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UK cinema certificate
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12A
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UK cinema release date
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May 2008
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