二战期间,希特勒在世界各地召集考古学家寻找“失落的约柜”——圣经中引导希伯来人与上帝交流的圣物,希特勒欲借其来护佑纳粹的战争。 为了使希特勒的计划破灭,印第安纳琼斯博士(Harrison Ford饰)奔赴尼泊尔,一边奋力挖掘蛛丝马迹,一边还要与无孔不入的纳粹分子周旋。凭借着过人的智慧和异于常人的胆量及大无畏的勇气,琼斯终于在罗马找到了指示约柜位置的太阳手杖,继而发现了约柜。 就在大功告成之际,纳粹军却侵吞了胜利果实,还将琼斯等人留在了蛇穴里!但是无往不胜的琼斯总是有办法死里逃生,并狠狠地还以颜色!The year is 1936. An archeology professor named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles of South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap but miraculously escapes. Then, Jones hears from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called The Ark of the Covenant, which can hold the key to humanly existence. Jones has to venture to vast places such as Nepal and Egypt to find this artifact. However, he will have to fight his enemy Rene Belloq and a band of Nazis in order to reach it.