What submarine was used in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

The U-boat in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark has the number U-26. However, the film's submarine is a Type VIIC U-boat. This is because the replica used was actually one of U-96, on loan from the makers of Das Boot. Both movies were filming at the La Rochelle U-boat pens around the same time.
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Where was the submarine scene filmed in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

Fanspot. Submarine base. Indiana Jones breaking into the underwater base, all the fans of the famous archaeologist remember it. This scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark was filmed in La Rochelle (France).
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What is the submarine controversy in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

The so-called "submarine controversy" from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) refers to the scene where Indiana Jones grabs hold to the outside of a Nazi submarine and rides it all the way to their hidden island base.
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How did Indiana Jones get in the submarine?

The scene takes place after the Nazis commandeer a ship that Indy and love interest Marion are hiding on. The Nazis take the Ark of the Covenant and Marion,and put them both on board a submarine. Out of nowhere, we see Indy has swam across from the boat and is now aboard the submarine. The Raiders March swells.
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How does Indy get in the submarine?

So according to the script, how does the sub scene unfold? Well, the boat starts going under, but stops when just the top of its periscope is breaking the waves. Indy clings to the scope and gets dragged along.
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Why did the USS Indianapolis sink so fast?

Shortly after midnight on July 30, halfway between Guam and Leyte Gulf, a Japanese sub blasted the Indianapolis, sparking an explosion that split the ship and caused it to sink in approximately 12 minutes, with about 300 men trapped inside.
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What Japanese submarine sank the USS Indianapolis?

The ship had traveled about halfway to Leyte when it was hit on July 30 by two torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-58. The Indianapolis sank in about 12 minutes.
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Was the submarine in Raiders of the Lost Ark real?

The U-boat in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark has the number U-26. However, the film's submarine is a Type VIIC U-boat. This is because the replica used was actually one of U-96, on loan from the makers of Das Boot. Both movies were filming at the La Rochelle U-boat pens around the same time.
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Did they use a real U-boat in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

The only surviving class IX U-Boat is in a Chicago museum, so a full-size floating replica of the exterior was built. Clever editing made this look like three different boats in the La Rochelle pens. Before filming began, it was used by Steven Spielberg for Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
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What type of German plane was used in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

The BV-38 is a fictitious aircraft, albeit one that Raiders production designer Norman Reynolds extrapolated from a number of real designs, most notably the Horten Ho 229, a jet wing test-flown by the Luftwaffe in 1943.
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How did Indiana Jones know not to look at the Ark?

Indy knew not to look in the Ark, because he had a religious upbringing as hinted in The Last Crusade. His dad made him memorize and recite passages from the Bible as shown in the "Young Indy" segment. Indy also asked OSS agents if they'd ever been to Sunday school when they didn't seem to know what The Ark was.
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Where does Indiana Jones hide on the submarine?

When the U-boat dived to head toward its destination, Jones lashed himself to the periscope with his whip, thankful that submarines traveled faster on the surface than deeper underwater. The submarine arrived at secret island base near Crete, and docked in the submarine pen hidden in a grotto.
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Where does Indy hide on the submarine?

Indiana stows away on their U-boat and follows them to an isolated island in the Aegean Sea where Belloq plans to test the power of the Ark before presenting it to Hitler.
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Where were the desert scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark filmed?

If you were tricked into believing that the snake-hating and Nazi-face-melting in Raiders took place in Egypt, the film crew did their job well: Those scenes were actually shot in the desert landscapes of Tunisia, with the showdown between Indy and the Nazis taking place near Sidi Bouhlel canyon, just outside of Tozeur ...
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How did Indiana Jones survive the nuke?

It had earned a much-needed rest, and thankfully “nuking the fridge” stepped in ready, willing, and able. The phrase refers to the moment in Crystal Skull when Indy takes shelter from an impending nuclear test explosion by hiding inside a lead-lined refrigerator stashed inside one of the bomb range's dummy houses.
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Where was the last scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark filmed?

It's a little to the east, on Place Zarrouk near the Mosque of the Three Gates, that Indy famously shoots the impressive swordsman. In fact, there was supposed to have been an elaborate fight, but when Ford was stricken by a tummy bug, the scene was shortened, serendipitously giving the movie its biggest laugh.
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Where is the submarine from Das Boot?

You can tour the studio – including Das Boot's submarine set – and sets from Astérix et Obélix Contre César and The Neverending Story, among others, at Bavariafilmplatz 7, 82031 Grünwald on the southern border of Munich. The submarine pens the sub sets out from, and site of the tragic air raid at the end, are real.
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What happened to the submarine in Das Boot?

A British tanker they torpedoed is still afloat and on fire, so they torpedo it again, only to learn there are still sailors aboard. The crew watch in horror as the sailors leap overboard and swim towards them. Unable to accommodate prisoners, the captain orders the boat away.
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What does the German say to Indiana Jones?

There is a curious German sentence in the movie: when Indy and his friends are cornered by the German troopers in the Grail temple, one of them shouts in German, "Das ist ein Überfall!" Literally meaning, "This is a robbery!" or "This is a heist!" which bankrobbers yell to intimidate their victims, and thus unrelated ...
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Why is Marion not in last crusade?

This also included Marion prostituting herself following her father's death, which was suggested during the development of the screenplay. After Raiders of the Lost Ark was released, Spielberg wanted Allen to return for the sequel, but George Lucas decided that Indy would have a different love interest in each film.
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Can Indiana Jones fly a plane?

From Last Crusade:

Indy: Come on, Dad. Come on! Jones Sr.: I didn't know you could fly a plane. Indy: Fly, yes.
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How did Indy get off the island?

Indy didn't have to get the ark off the island, he just needed to drag it off the alter and bury it in the sand. Remember, the ark stayed hidden for 5000 years because someone buried it then died without leaving a flaming neon sign pointing the way.
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What type of shark attacked the USS Indianapolis?

The tiger shark is one of the deadliest sharks in the world and was probably at the USS Indianapolis. Ocean whitetip sharks and tiger sharks attacked the USS Indianapolis crew members.
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Are any survivors of the USS Indianapolis still alive?

Only two survivors of the torpedo attack on the ship in July 1945 are still living. INDIANAPOLIS — Just two survivors of the torpedo attack on the USS Indianapolis remain after the passing of one of their crewmates. (NOTE: The video in the player above is from a 2018 story on the 73rd anniversary of the attack.)
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Was the captain of the USS Indianapolis court martialed?

Paul Murphy, president of the USS Indianapolis Survivors Organization, said: "Captain McVay's court-martial was simply to divert attention from the terrible loss of life caused by procedural mistakes which never alerted anyone that we were missing."
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