Tanis
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Tanis or San al-Hagar is the Greek name for ancient Egyptian ḏꜥn.t, an important archaeological site in the northeastern Nile Delta of Egypt, and the location of a city of the same name. Tanis was the
The ruins of Tanis today
The Royal Tombs of Tanis
Wendjebauendjed's funerary mask
Pharaoh Osorkon II's tomb at Tanis
Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Set in 1936, the film
Tanis
…River (Book of Exodus, Exodus 2:3–5) is often set at Tanis, which is often identified with Zoan (Hebrew: צֹועַן Ṣōʕan). In the 1981 Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tanis is fictitiously portrayed as a lost city which was buried in antiquity by a massive sandstorm, before being rediscovered by a Nazi expedition…
Theatrical release poster by Richard Amsel
Producer Frank Marshall in 1982. As well as producing, Marshall had a minor role in the film as a Nazi pilot.
Tom Selleck was cast as Indiana Jones, but contractual obligations to the television series Magnum, P.I. forced him to withdraw.
On-set filming location, Elstree Studios (pictured 2009) in Hertfordshire, England.