Arab Patrons

vigilant impassive reactive armed watchful

Arab patrons occupy shadowy tables in a smoke-filled Cairo bar during Indiana Jones's tense confrontation with Belloq and German henchmen. They start indifferent, eyes on their own drinks as foreigners maneuver. Sallah's children burst in, and the patrons snap to attention, shifting toward concealed weapons in a ripple of alert menace. Belloq notices and signals his men to ease off. Their pivot from detachment to armed readiness reveals locals primed for disturbance amid outsider schemes.

3 appearances

Cairo bar scene

Also known as: ARAB PATRONS, Arab patrons

Arab Patrons's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Cornered by Belloq: The Transmitter Revealed

Alert and briefly hostile—willing to ready arms if the situation threatens public order or affronts local proprieties.

Arab patrons initially sit in detached groups; when Sallah's children burst in they immediately shift weapons and become intensely watchful, changing the room's balance and prompting Belloq to call off …

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Belloq's Transmitter and the Children's Escape

From disinterested to suspicious and potentially hostile when the bar’s social order is threatened.

Arab patrons initially ignore the foreigners’ business, then quickly become alert and reach for weapons when Sallah's children burst in, changing the bar’s dynamics and forcing Belloq to control his …

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Belloq's Revelation and a Child-Crowd Escape

From indifferent to wary and alert — quick to arm when disturbance escalates.

Arab patrons initially sit in shadowy groups and feign neutrality; when Sallah's children burst in they suddenly take an intense interest and shift weapons, turning the background into a potential …

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Affiliation

German Agents (Nazi operatives in Shanghai & Cairo)

Nazi Intelligence Surveillance and Pursuit Enforcement