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title: 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steven Spielberg'
released: '1984-05-23'
runtime_minutes: 114
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087469/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

1984 · PG · 114 min · Action, Adventure · United States

Part of: Indiana Jones

## Synopsis

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, based on a story by George Lucas. It is the second installment in the Indiana Jones film series and a prequel to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. The film stars Harrison Ford, who reprises his role as the titular character. Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone and Ke Huy Quan, in his film debut, star in supporting roles. Set in 1935, in the film, after arriving in British India, Indiana Jones is asked by desperate villagers to find a mystical stone and rescue their children from a Thuggee cult to all appearances practicing child slavery, black magic and ritual human sacrifice in honor of the goddess Kali, portrayed within the movie as a demon.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [George Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lucas), [Gloria Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-katz), [Willard Huyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/willard-huyck)
- **Director:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Producer:** [Robert Watts](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-watts)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Slocombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-slocombe)
- **Editor:** [Michael Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kahn)

## Cast

- [Philip Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-stone) as Captain Philip Blumburtt
- [Kathleen Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-kennedy) as cameo at the airport
- [David Yip](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-yip) as Wu Han
- [Ric Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/ric-young) as Kao Kan
- [Kate Capshaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-capshaw) as Willie Scott
- [D. R. Nanayakkara](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-r-nanayakkara) as Shaman
- [Roshan Seth](https://cinepixo.com/people/roshan-seth) as Chattar Lal
- [Amrish Puri](https://cinepixo.com/people/amrish-puri) as Mola Ram
- [Frank Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-marshall) as cameo at the airport
- [Katie Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-leigh) as Zalim Singh’s voice
- [Roy Chiao](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-chiao) as Lao Che
- [Dan Aykroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-aykroyd) as cameo at the airport
- [Harrison Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/harrison-ford) as Indiana Jones
- [Ke Huy Quan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ke-huy-quan) as Short Round
- [George Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lucas) as cameo at the airport

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Official site: https://www.lucasfilm.com/productions/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom-1984
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