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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the perfect action/adventure movie. It has almost everything! I forgot about the lion and the Knights Templar! 132 comments. Save hide report. Last Crusade actually adds a twist to this and makes Elsa a more consequential character than someone who Indy just has to save all the time.
Log FilesLike most standard Web site servers, we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP)addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type,date/timestamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’smovement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. A complex timeline has emerged over the course of the movie franchise, which first began in 1981. Helmed by director Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford in another career-making role (in addition to playing Han Solo), the Indiana Jones movies span more than 30 years in real time and, within the franchise, a little more than 20 years. That is, if you don't count all of the historical events which lie at the heart of each Indiana Jones installment.The Indiana Jones movies follow Dr. Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr., a professor in archaeology who also happens to go out into the field from time to time and find himself wrapped up in some exciting adventures. With most of the franchise set during the 1930s and later picking up in the 1950s, audiences follow Indy as he travels across the world in order to find and preserve the world's greatest treasures, including the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail.
Along the way, there's gun-toting baddies, lots of ancient traps designed to set back would-be adventurers, and a diverse group of allies who join Indy for each film. Related:The Indiana Jones movie timeline may be complex, but the release date timeline for the films are fairly easy to pin down. They are:.
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark. 1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. 2008: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullNow, this timeline doesn't account for the numerous novels and comics, as well as a '90s television show based on the Indiana Jones character. To be fair, it only makes things even more complex but what's important is all of these additional materials from the Indiana Jones world cover Indy's childhood, teenage, and young adult years.
At the start of the first film in the franchise - chronologically speaking, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Indy is 36 years old. Let's take a look at how the rest of the Indiana Jones timeline for Indy's adult years play out. Each Indiana Jones adventure is based on a historical event (or, in the case Crystal Skull, a very fictional event involving aliens) which means key parts of every story happened centuries before a respective film begins. Here are some key dates in the Indiana Jones pre-history timeline.
Unknown: Aliens arrive in the Akator region of the Amazon in South America, giving local tribesman incredible amounts of knowledge. The tribes build the city of Akator in tribute to the alien explorers and accumulate a vast amount of gold and other treasures. 1400 BC: The Ark of the Covenant, which contained the Ten Commandments handed down by God and carried by Moses and the Hebrews through the desert, is created.
1095: Sir Richard, a knight in the First Crusade, and his men find the Holy Grail in the Canyon of the Crescent Moon. One of the knights remained with the Grail and was discovered by Indy centuries later. 1546: Francesco de Orellana disappears looking for Akator. 1872: Henry Jones Sr.
Is born on December 12 in Scotland. 1899: Henry Jones Jr. Is born on July 1. He changes his name to Indiana during his childhood in memory of his beloved dog. 1907-1920: As seen in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Indiana travels with his father, Henry Jones, Sr., his brother, and his mother across the world for his father's work from the age of 8 to 21.
During his continent-spanning travels, Indiana often finds himself wrapped up in a new mystery or adventure which lays the foundation for the kind of thrill-seeking archaeologist he will eventually become. 1912: Indiana has an encounter with a man in a Panama hat who attempts to steal a golden crucifix belonging to Coronado. During this encounter, he gets his famous chin scar after using a whip for the first time. His mother dies during this year, too.
1926: Indiana gets romantically involved with Marion Ravenwood, the daughter of his mentor, Abner Ravenwood. The Year: 1935. Shanghai: Indiana Jones flees the city after narrowly escaping the clutches on a local crime boss, Lao Che.
He manages to escape with a nightclub singer, Willie Scott, and a 12-year-old boy named Short Round. The three stow away on a plane out of the city, believing they've made it out of Lao Che's grasp.
What they fail to realize is the plane is owned by Lao Che. Lao Che's men dump fuel and parachute out of the plane, leaving Indiana, Willie, and Shorty to perish. The three once again make a narrow escape, taking a life raft, jumping out of the plane, and riding it down the river into the village of Mayapore, India. Mayapore, India: Indiana, Willie, and Shorty all find safety in the village.
They learn from the villagers that children have been disappearing, which they believe is connected to the disappearance of a sacred Shankara stone. They are directed to Pankot Palace by the villagers after being told the stone was taken from a temple in the area. Pankot Palace: When they arrive at the village, Indiana questions the Pankot Palace Prime Minister, Chattar Lal. Lal rejects the idea that evil forces near Pankot Palace are the reason the Mayapore children are being stolen. Instead, he claims the Thuggee cult is behind the disappearances of the children and the Shankara stone.
Indiana, Willie, and Shorty venture into an underground temple where they believe the Thuggee worship in hopes they might be more answers. Instead, they watch as the Thuggee sacrifice a human to the goddess Kali. It's revealed the Thuggee are using the stolen children to mine for the final two stones to complete the set of five Shankara stones which Indiana earlier hypothesized were the same fabled stones which would bring fortune and glory. Indiana, Willie, and Shorty are captured and separated by the Thuggee, led by high priest Mola Ram. Eventually, Shorty escapes his captors and gets to Indiana, who was forced to drink a potion called the Blood of Kali, making him highly suggestible by Mola Ram. Indiana retrieves all of the Shankara stones and they get the stolen Mayapore children. Mola Ram and the Thuggee pursue Indiana and the group through the jungle.
Mola and Indiana struggle as they fight for control of the stones. Indiana remembers invoking the name of the goddess Shiva turns the stones white-hot. As Indiana does this, it burns Mola Ram's hands and he falls to his death. Indiana, Willie, and Shorty return to Mayapore, giving the children back to their families and the Shankara stones to the village. The Year: 1938. The coast of Portugal: Indiana meets an old foe from his childhood, the Man in the Panama Hat.
The two are engaged in a fight on Panama Hat's boat somewhere off the coast of Portugal. Indiana escapes the fight and takes back the cross of Coronado taken by Panama Hat when he first encountered Indiana more than 20 years prior. Connecticut: Indiana receives word his father, Henry Jones, Sr., has disappeared while searching for The Holy Grail. Henry was using an inscription from a stone table as his guide. Indiana resolves to find his father. Venice: Indiana takes colleague Marcus Brody to Italy with Henry's Grail diary, which he received days earlier. Elsa Schneider, who was working with Henry to find the Grail.
Indiana and Elsa go to the catacombs of a library where Henry was last seen. They find the complete stone table inscription from the tomb of a knight from the First Crusade. The Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword, sworn to protect the Grail, find out Indiana and Elsa are in the tomb and set the tomb on fire. The pair escape. Turkey: Indiana and Elsa go to the Turkish city of İskenderun, a city built on the ruins of the city of Alexandretta. They meet with Sallah. Indiana and Elsa head to a Nazi-controlled castle where they believe Henry is being held.
They find Henry but it's revealed Elsa is working for the Nazis in hopes Henry would lead her to the Grail so that she could hand it over to the Nazis. Henry tells Indiana the diary is the key to getting past three booby traps protecting the Grail and they resolve to get it from Marcus, who was entrusted with the diary when he and Indiana parted ways in Italy. They learn Marcus has been kidnapped by the Nazis, and the Nazis are forcing Marcus to reveal information from Henry's diary to lead them to the site of the Holy Grail. Hatay: Indiana saves Marcus and Henry from the clutches of the Nazis after Henry, too, was briefly kidnapped by them. Indiana, Henry, Marcus, and Sallah follow the Nazis to the Grail site. Indiana and Henry follow Elsa and another Nazi conspirator down to the tomb where the Grail is believed to be. The tomb is guarded by a 700-year-old knight who has been kept alive by the Grail, which is hidden amongst many similar chalices.
Indiana chooses the right Grail and manages to heal his father, who had been wounded while giving chase to the Nazis. The knight warns them the Grail can't leave the tomb but Elsa ignores this, causing the tomb to crumble. Elsa plummets to her death but Indiana and Henry make it out alive. Indiana, Henry, Marcus, and Sallah ride off into the sunset. Location unknown: Marion gives birth to Mutt Williams.
Indiana is the father but he doesn't find out until 19 years later when Mutt shows up, asking for his help. The Year: 1957.
Nevada: Indiana and George 'Mac' McHale are kidnapped by a group of Soviets led by Dr. Irina Spalko. They are taken to Area 51 (Hangar 51 in-universe) and ordered to find the body of a mummified alien Irina wants to investigate. Mac reveals he's a double agent and Indiana unsuccessfully attempts to take the alien body from Spalko. Instead, Indiana escapes Area 51 and ends up on a nuclear test site, where he survives a bomb test and is apprehended by FBI agents.
The agents suspect him of working for the Soviets but Indiana denies this. Connecticut: Indiana is forced on an indefinite leave of absence because of the FBI's allegations. Shortly afterward, Indiana is approached by Mutt Williams, who asks for Indiana's help in finding Harold Oxley.
Oxley was a friend of the Williams family, including Mutt's mother (later revealed to be Marion Ravenwood); Oxley was also a classmate of Indiana's at Oxford. Mutt says Oxley sent his mother a letter written in an ancient South American language. Indiana cracks it and figures out the pair must go to Peru. Peru: Indiana and Mutt investigate the psychiatric hospital where they believe Oxley was held after his search for Akator went awry. They believe Oxley was attempting to find the same ancient city - Akator - that Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana was trying to find in the 16th century after decoding scribbles on the walls of Oxley's cell. Indiana and Mutt are captured by Soviets after successfully locating Orellana's grave and discovering a crystal skull buried in Orellana's tomb. They theorize Oxley found the skull but ultimately tried to put it back before his disappearance.
The Peruvian jungle: The Soviets take Indiana and Mutt to their campsite, where Spalko waits with Mac, Oxley, and, much to Indiana's surprise, Marion. Oxley is shown to have gone mad, which Spalko reasons was from looking into a crystal skull for too long before putting it in Orellana's grave.
Oxley speaks in riddles but his code, everyone learns, are the coordinates to Akator. Indiana, Spalko, Mutt, Marion, Mac, and Oxley all set off for Akator. During their travels, a fight ensues as Indiana, Marion, Mutt, and Mac try to break away from Spalko.
The teams separate, with Indiana and his group getting a head start to Akator. Akator: Indiana and the group successfully make it past all of the booby traps leading down into the belly of Akator's largest building. In one room, they discover vast amounts of treasure. In another room, they find ancient alien skeletons.
Spalko arrives on the scene, having been left a trail of transceivers thanks to Mac, who is still working with the Soviets. Indiana places the missing crystal skull on an alien body and the aliens come to life. Spalko attempts to step forward and gain all of the knowledge the aliens have acquired so she can use it for Soviet means. Spalko is overwhelmed by the knowledge and dies. Akator begins to self-destruct after it's revealed the aliens left their spaceship underneath the building.
Indiana, Marion, Mutt, and Oxley make it out alive but Mac sacrifices himself. 1959, Connecticut: Marion and Indiana get married. Indiana returns to work at Marshall College and is made associate dean.
Born | 10 June 1908 Disputed; either Yokohama, Japan or Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
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Died | 14 December 1991 (aged 83) |
Years active | 1938–1991 |
Robert Leadam Eddison, OBE (10 June 1908 – 14 December 1991) was an English actor, who is probably most widely remembered in the role of the Grail Knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He also played Merlin in the BBC television series The Legend of King Arthur, and the tragic ferryman in The Storyteller episode 'The Luck Child.'
Biography[edit]
Eddison was born in Blackburn, Lancashire to Edwin Eddison and Hilda Muriel Leadham. He had a twin brother Talbot Leadam Eddison. Their youngest brother was Roger Eddison. Through his paternal grandmother, Anna Paulina Tatham of Philadelphia, he was related to the Tatham Brothers Iron pipe manufacturers of Philadelphia. As his paternal great-grandfather Henry Billington Tatham's name suggests, he was a descendant of the Billington family who came to America from England on the Mayflower.
During the Second World War he served in the Royal Navy, including a time aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.
Eddison was known for his resonant, baritone voice and long, lean figure. He performed William Shakespeare and other classics, was noted for his Hamlet at the Old Vic, and later playing the comic roles of Feste and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, and King Lear on the New York stage. He was also a familiar figure in plays by Ibsen, Chekhov, and Sophocles, and played Canon Chasuble in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Eddison also made his mark in radio, in countless BBC dramas through the decades, with some of his last roles including Death in The Canterbury Tales and parts in an adaptation of Japanese Noh plays. His television work included a bravura performance as Uncle Silas in a 1968 production for the Thames Television series Mystery and Imagination. His film career was limited, but included a supporting role in Peter Ustinov's 1948 comedy Vice Versa, the electrical 'Nick' in The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972), the college president in American Friends (1991), and small but notable role in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as the ancient Grail Knight.
Eddison died of bronchial pneumonia at a London hospital in 1991, aged 83.[1]
Filmography[edit]
- Sixty Glorious Years (1938) - Lanternist Professor
- Convoy (1940) - Pilot (uncredited)
- School for Secrets (1946) - Air traffic announcer (uncredited)
- Vice Versa (1948) - Mr. Blinkhorn
- The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954) - The Voice
- I Was Happy Here (1966)
- The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972) - Nick
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Grail Knight
- American Friends (1991) - Rushden - The President (final film role)
References[edit]
- ^Andrews, Deborah; Turner, Roland (1991). The Annual Obituary. St. James Pr. p. 730-732.
- Benedick, Adam. 'Obituary: Robert Eddison.' The Independent. December 16, 1991.
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External links[edit]
- Robert Eddison at Find a Grave
- Robert Eddison on IMDb
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