A few rare behind-the-scenes shots from “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (31 Photos)

1

Spielberg and stuntman Pat Roach (also a professional wrestler) choreographing the big boxing scene

2

Spielberg, Harrison Ford and a corpse

3

Steven Spielberg setting up a shot of miniatures

4

That’s noted Indiana Jones stunt double Vic Armstrong standing to the left of Harrison Ford.

5

Ford and Karen Allen

6

Allen, producer George Lucas, Spielberg and Ford

7

The prosthetic Belloq head that explodes during the finale

8

Spielberg, the idol and the corpse of Satipo

9

Ford, cinematographer Douglas Slocombe and Spielberg work the animatronic idol

10

A look inside the fertility idol, which actually had robotic eyes and was supposed to “look” at Indiana Jones

11

Lucas and Ford on set

12

From a deleted scene that shows how Indy survived the submarine trip

13

Lunch on the ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ set

14

Stuntman Vic Armstrong films the legendary chase sequence

15

Allen and a shirtless Spielberg (and an awesome hat)

16

Allen posing with one of the Nazi pilots

17

Ford practicing his whip during one of the bazaar scenes

18

Ford, Spielberg and the Bantu Wind, the ship that carried Indy, Marion and the Ark

19

Allen, Spielberg, Ford and Rhys-Davies working on rewrites

20

Creating the ghost that flies out of the Ark of the Covenant

21

Dietrich’s face melting off as the Ark is opened

22

Spielberg shooting the scene with Belloq and the Hovitos

23

Ford and Allen shooting the finale as Lucas looks on

24

Wolf Kahler (Col. Dietrich), Spielberg and Rhys-Davies

25

The Hovitos turn on the crew

26

The matte painting of Marion’s bar in Tibet

27

John Rhys-Davies cracking up Ford

28

Harrison Ford lounges alongside extras in the desert

29

Spielberg and Ford

30

Lucas, Spielberg and two impressive beards

31