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Raiders of the Lost Ark: historical accuracy
🕑 Added 2024-12-23 23:25:08 +0000 UTCWait, you mean it isn't an archaeology documentary??
My main sources for the background and making of the movie are
Brian Jay Jones, George Lucas: A Life (New York: Back Bay Books, 2016)
Joseph McBride, Steven Spielberg: A Biography (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997)
For Nazi interest in archaeology I used Bernard Mees, “Hitler and Germanentum,” Journal of Contemporary History 39, no. 2 (2004): 255–70, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3180724.
Comments
Cristy Zamora
They were totally different from what’s in the movie- jet powered, could only fit 1 guy in there, but interesting.
Cristy Zamora
Came to say this! Understandably Japan also worked on a flying wing- examples of both are in the Virginia annex of the Air and Space museum. I laughed when I saw them last year just kinda propped up against a wall in a corner.
Michele Moskaluk
I loved the Scrooge McDuck comics as a kid! I can definitely see the connection to Indiana Jones
Premodernist
I'm playing the game on Twitch starting today. https://www.twitch.tv/premodernist_history If you don't watch Twitch, I'll try to find a way to make recordings of my game available on YouTube.
Steven Martin Hendrickson
Love all the indies and hearing more about the ark. Although, just wanted to mention, the Germans did indeed experiment with flying wing aircraft, albeit not like the one in raiders exactly. The Horton Ho 229 is an experimental flying wing bomber that you can still see the remains of in the Smithsonian. I'm guessing Lucas was inspired by that one.
Hayden
Inspired to go back and watch all the movies again, great video thanks!
Premodernist
That's a really good idea
Madhav Nair
Can you do make tier video where you rank movies according to historical accuracy?
Niall Walsh
There’s a phenomenal novel named “All the light we cannot see” in which the narrative is driven largely by the Nazis searching for a lot of powerful mythical objects (and one in particular). If you haven’t read it I highly highly recommend! But just wanted to mention that’s another place I’ve seen this idea explored.
Kevin Love Hewitt
Yes! Walker is W-I-L-D
Premodernist
I'm actually planning on streaming it in January!
Premodernist
That's a good idea!
John Bihn
A new Indiana Jones video game came out. It’s very well done. You’d love it. I’d love to watch you play it and do a commentary. “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle”
Warren Commission Test Skull
The history of this film is more recent than premodern, but I would love to hear you do a review of one of my favorite films: Walker (1987) directed by Alexander Cox.
Ethan Sena
Loved the video, awesome holiday treat! Dr Mark Felton has a few videos on the subject of their occult interests.
ty zj
Great!
Bruno B
Awesome video! Thank you!
