In 1936, American archaeologist Indiana Jones recovers a Golden Idol from a booby-trap Peruvian temple. Rival archaeologist Rene Belloq corners him and steals the idol; Jones escapes in a waiting seaplane. After returning to the United States, Jones is briefed by two Army Intelligence agents that Nazi Germany forces are excavating at Taris, Egypt, and one of their telegrams mentions Jones' mentor Adolf Hitler believes will make their army invincible. The agents recruit Jones to recover the Ark first.
