Questions tagged [the-last-crusade]
The third film in the Indiana Jones franchise; use together with [indiana-jones].
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In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), when does this shot of Sean Connery happen?
I was replaying a Super NES video game titled Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (1994) which has us playing through the stories of the three movies of the (then) trilogy.
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Who empowered the other Grails that appear at the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?
After making it past the three tests, "Breath of God", "Name of God" and "Leap of Faith", Indiana enters a small room with an old bent knight sitting and reading a Bible, ...
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In-universe explanation for Walter Donovan's foolish decision?
"I am not a historian," says Donovan, right after he hears the grave consequence of drinking from the wrong cup. Then, he promptly drinks from the cup that Schneider selects. I find this latter action ...
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What, precisely, were Dr. Jones' degrees?
Clearly it would seem that he has a doctorate in ARCHAEOLOGY - but what else? Not Theology, clearly, but Anthropology? History? Surely there's a novel or television episode or simple screen-cap that ...
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In the Indiana Jones and the Last crusade, did Elsa betray Donovan?
It seems that Elsa smiles after Donovan drinks from the false grail implying that she knew it wasn't the right one.
Did she betray him?
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What exactly is the Last Crusade?
Google gives me two definitions for "crusade"
The first refers to the actual Crusades. The second refers to a general quest.
Is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade meant to refer to either one of ...
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Why didn’t the Holy Grail give Indiana Jones eternal life?
In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indy manages to save Dr. Jones Snr. by choosing the correct cup.
Obviously Donovan chose poorly and died instantly.
The Knight that has been guarding the cup ...
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Were the traps in the Last Crusade made by the three knights?
Were the traps in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade made by the three knights?
In the "Name of God" trap from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade question there is a comment that the "J" ...
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What type of paper is used for the inscription in The Last Crusade?
Near the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, after copying the rest of the missing inscription from the knight's tablet onto what appears to be some kind of rice paper, Indiana Jones and ...
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"Leap of Faith" trap from Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
Indiana enters the area and doesn't see a pathway. He takes a step (or a leap of faith) and lands on the "invisible" bridge and we, as viewers, can now see the stone bridge. He throws sand on it to ...
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How Close is "Last Crusade" to Actual Grail Lore?
In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, almost anything that we see once they enter the temple would have to be made up (the three traps, the very old grail knight, the great seal, and so on), but how ...
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In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, was the Holy Grail lost for good?
At the end of The Last Crusade, the Austrian woman attempted to take the Holy Grail beyond the great seal at the entrance of the temple.
In doing so, she caused the temple to quake and the Grail fell ...
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"Name of God" trap from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Is there a sketch/map of the "name of God" trap from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade somewhere on the Internet? I can't find one.
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