Which Indiana Jones film opens with a 1912 adventure featuring a teenage Indiana Jones?

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade opens with a 1912 adventure featuring a teenage Indiana Jones. The sequence shows the young Indiana discovering grave robbers stealing a valuable artifact and attempting to recover it, establishing his early courage, resourcefulness, and tendency to confront criminals.

River Phoenix plays teenage Indiana in this opening section, while Harrison Ford plays the adult character in the main story. The flashback also introduces traits and items later associated with Indiana, including his fear of snakes and his distinctive fedora.

The main plot then moves to 1938, when Indiana searches for his missing father, Henry Jones Sr., and becomes involved in the race for the Holy Grail. This structure makes the film both an origin-style episode and a continuation of the established adventure series. It was the third released Indiana Jones film.