The star of Indiana Jones, John Rhys-Davies, on the set of challenges and the dark scene dark in “ raiders of the lost ark ” [Exclusive]

The adventures of Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones (Harrison Ford) took the courageous archaeologist all over the world, and it is made for five unforgettable feature films. Of course, it all started with Steven Spielberg»S 1981 Masterpiece, Raiders of the lost archwhich remains the gold stallion for action-adventure cinema to date. In addition to the breathtaking sequences of action and the frequent punch of the Nazis, one of the best additions to the start -up franchise at the time was Sallah, played by the big John Rhys-Davies.

Having played in three Indiana Jones movies and three Rings Films, Rhys-Davies is no stranger to the conditions of difficult shooting. When he was asked by collider Steve Weintraub In Fan Expo Boston about which scene or film was the most difficult to film, John Rhys-Davies said “they are all hard”, but have also opened the particularly exhausting shooting of Raiders of the lost archWho, according to him, has left Rhys-Davies and several other distribution and crew members with dysentery. Not only that, but Rhys-Davies also explained how it came from a particularly dark deleted scene which might seem familiar to fans of the filmography of Steven Spielberg, saying, “In a sequence which, I believe, is in one of the extended versions, the German cook is responsible for getting out and shooting me.” Rhys-Davies then explained that he later returned to his hotel room with a fever of more than 100 degrees.

The idea that Sallah was almost killed by a Nazi is already quite frightening, but what makes the cut scene even even darker, is how she parallels with another much darker film than Steven Spielberg would do a decade later. In the Oscielberg Oscarness masterpiece, Schindler listOne of the most infamous scenes in the film implies a Curt Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes) Try and not execute a concentration camp worker who irritated him. The scene of Sallah cut almost like a prototype of this sequence, and there is a good chance that it was cut just because it was too dark and realistic for Looters“A tone more cape.

John Rhys-Davies also had trouble doing the Lord of the Rings trilogy

Raiders of the lost arch was far from the only time Rhys-Davies had difficulty filming. During the same interview with Weintraub, Rhys-Davies also detailed his notorious experience Rings Trilogy, in particular with incredibly uncomfortable makeup that prevented him from working on certain days of filming (although he always has a great love for films and his character):

“It is a false idea that it was an allergy. We use the medical adhesive for the prosthesis, and the medical adhesive is hypoallergenic. It will not give you an allergic reaction. The only inclination is that it is a very strong adhesive this kind of links with the external cells of the skin, and it is not designed to take it on a daily basis.

In the end, I would lose all the skin around my eyes. And then of course, you will get a response of histamine while your body pumps liquid to repair it, so your eyes become swollen and horrible. And quite simply, I went sometimes and they looked at my eyes and said: “John, we cannot put the prosthesis to you today. There is nothing to whom we can stick it. ‘”

Raiders of the lost arch is available to broadcast on Disney +.