Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Movie, 1989, The '80s, Set in The Grail theme
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is #10 of 29 in release order and #10 of 29 in chronological order in the John Williams.
The story
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade recap
A prologue shows a teenage Indy in 1912 trying to save the Cross of Coronado from robbers, earning his hat, his fear of snakes and his whip. In 1938, the businessman Walter Donovan tells Indy that his father, Henry Jones Sr., has disappeared while searching for the Holy Grail, and Indy receives Henry's Grail diary in the mail. Indy and his old friend Marcus Brody go to Venice, where Dr. Elsa Schneider is working with Henry. Indy finds a knight's tomb in the catacombs and learns that Henry is held by the Nazis in a castle in Austria. He rescues his father, and they learn that Elsa and Donovan are working for the Nazis. Indy and Henry, never close, argue across Europe, going to Berlin to recover the diary and fleeing on a zeppelin. They follow the diary to the Canyon of the Crescent Moon, where Sallah joins them, and the Nazis capture Brody.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ending explained
Indy finds the Grail, saves his dying father with it, and the temple collapses as Elsa reaches for the cup; they ride off into the sunset. Donovan shoots Henry to force Indy through the traps. Donovan drinks from the wrong cup and dies, and the ancient knight guarding it tells Indy the Grail cannot leave. Elsa falls, Henry tells Indy to let it go, and they ride away with Sallah and Brody.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is streaming on Prime Video, Disney+, fuboTV, Paramount+, and YouTube TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, before Home Alone.
- Chronological order: after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, before Home Alone.
Cast
- Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
- Sean Connery as Professor Henry Jones
- Denholm Elliott as Marcus Brody
- Alison Doody as Elsa
- John Rhys-Davies as Sallah
- Julian Glover as Walter Donovan
- River Phoenix as Young Indy
- Michael Byrne as Vogel
- Kevork Malikyan as Kazım
- Robert Eddison as Grail Knight
- Richard Young as Fedora
- Alexei Sayle as Sultan
Directed by Steven Spielberg.