"I Wanted To Die": Indiana Jones Actor Details Food Poisoning That Affected Nearly Everyone On Set

Sallah actor John Rhys-Davies reflects on the food poisoning that afflicted the cast and crew of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

"I Wanted To Die": Indiana Jones Actor Details Food Poisoning That Affected Nearly Everyone On Set

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark star John Rhys-Davies shares memories of the cast and crew becoming horribly ill while filming the Steven Spielberg action adventure film. Released in 1981, Raiders of the Lost Ark introduces audiences to Harrison Ford's Indy, a swashbuckling archaeologist questing after the Ark of the Covenant. A number of behind-the-scenes story from the film have now become the stuff of legend, with a stomach bug famously afflicting Ford and the crew during filming in Tunisia, which necessitated some last-minute filming changes.

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