René Belloq

Strides forward in full safari garb, accepts the idol and Indy's gun with effortless charm, then demonstratively raises the idol and speaks Hovitos to induce worship before issuing the kill …

Emile Belloq is referenced in Indy's remark and Brody's earlier mention; he is not physically present but functions as the offstage rival whose possession of the idol shapes the conversation …

Emile Belloq is not present but invoked by Indy as the rival who may have had the idol; his name catalyzes Indy's sardonic comment about getting the idol away from …

Emile Belloq is not present but is invoked as the French collaborator who escaped the Indians and who is aiding the Germans; his name triggers Indy's reaction and reframes the …

Absent from the courtyard but invoked by name: Belloq is identified as the 'Frenchman' aiding the Germans, having escaped the Indians; his presence is a catalyzing fact that sharpens the …

Seated calmly in a smoke-shrouded corner, Belloq sips wine, orchestrates the meeting, dissects Indy verbally, reveals the Ark's nature as a 'transmitter,' and signals his henchmen to relax when the …

Seated in a smoke-shrouded corner drinking wine, Belloq calmly provokes Indy, intellectualizes their rivalry, and reveals the Ark’s value as a world-changing device; he signals control over the henchmen and …

Seated, composed, and urbane; drinks wine while patiently taunting Indy, reframing the Ark as a transcendently dangerous instrument, signals the henchmen to stand down only after reading the room, and …

Mentioned as the rival who was in the map room and whose staff measurement is implicated in the Nazis’ error; he is offstage but causally central to the tactical revelation.

Referenced off-screen as the rival who assisted in the map-room calculation; Belloq’s earlier actions create the tactical error Amir uncovers, making him an implicit driver of the discovery.

Emile Belloq is not physically present in the scene but is represented through his work; the diorama is described as the result of his labor and intention, implicating him as …

Belloq is referenced as having previously marked a spot on the miniature; his calculation is directly tested by Indy’s alignment and is shown to be slightly off when the beam …

Referenced indirectly: Belloq's earlier placement of the mark on the miniature is the error Indy measures from. He is the intellectual rival whose miscalculation is exposed and thus bested in …

Belloq is not physically present in this moment but is the implicit cause of Indy's measuring and sabotage — his earlier misplacement of the Well is the error Indy confirms …

Mentioned by Marion as an actively pursuing rival (the Frenchman); he is invoked as a personal and narrative antagonist but does not appear in the tent scene.

Emile Belloq is not physically present but is invoked by Marion as 'the Frenchman' who has shown romantic interest and questioned her about Indy; his offstage presence exerts pressure on …

Belloq stands isolated defending his scientific caution, verbally refuting the premature communique, pouring himself a drink to steady himself while feeling attacked and marginalized by the Nazi officers.

Belloq stands isolated and defensive at the tent table, pours himself a drink, rebuts Shliemann’s accusations with measured expertise, and watches Belzig’s entrance with wary alarm.

Belloq stands over the bound Marion having removed her gag; he pleads for information to soothe arriving officers, visibly uncomfortable and caught between duty and cruelty.

Leans over the rim with Shliemann and Gobler, smiling and delivering cutting, theatrical taunts to unsettle Indy while observing the Ark's exposure; refuses Indy's invitation to come down.

Belloq stands at the rim smiling, speaks tauntingly to Indy, watches the men below with cold amusement and explicitly refuses to come down or assist, deriving pleasure from Indy's sudden …

Descends to the excavation rim, addresses Indiana with a courteous, triumphantly mocking line, and stands as the visible beneficiary of the crate's capture—projecting the manners of a gentleman while orchestrating …

Belloq objects when Marion is shoved into the pit, is forced to back down, watches the sealing with visible pain and vulnerability, and offers polite, gallant farewells to Marion and …

Belloq argues for Marion, asserts personal claim, then accepts Shliemann’s mission-first position. He steps back with a gallant farewell, registering his outsider status while watching Indy and Marion sealed below.

Belloq is among the senior officers packing papers and personal items, moving with polite urgency; he remains composed but hurried as the explosion draws the camp's attention.

Belloq is among the officers packing papers and personal items; hurried but composed, he moves through the camp gathering belongings while casting glances toward the fireball and the Ark.

Belloq arrives at the smoking wreck, watches the second explosion with alarm, then pauses to study the burning Flying Wing with a private, suspicious look before moving on past a …

Arrives at the smoking wreck, watches the ruin long and privately, issues the urgent command to remove the Ark, then hesitates with an odd, suspicious expression before passing the barrel …

Supervises the careful crating and placement of the Ark into the troop truck, assesses convoy composition, climbs into the front staff car and takes his place as a composed, confident …

Belloq sits in the lead staff car observing the struggle; he exchanges calculating looks with Shliemann when the Tough Sergeant appears, registering danger and opportunity as the chase unfolds.

Belloq sits beside Shliemann in the lead car, watches the Tough Sergeant take aim at Indy, exchanges looks with Shliemann, and observes the convoy’s deterioration without intervening physically.

Arrives in the staff car and scans Omar’s square desperately for signs of Indy or the truck, then fails to find evidence as the bazaar camouflage fools him.

Belloq watches the Ark's removal with hungry reverence, then steps forward, lays a proprietary hand on Marion's arm and calmly claims her as his compensation while addressing Shliemann with confident …

Belloq deliberately steps forward, places a possessory hand on Marion, and claims her as his personal recompense — speaking smoothly and menacingly to frame the seizure as both right and …

Belloq strides to the fore of the arriving party, issues the decisive instruction to take the Ark immediately to the tents, and frames the transfer as ceremonial authority and triumph.

Steps ashore confidently and directs the transport of the Ark toward tents, speaking with measured authority and theatrical assurance while the unloading continues around him.

Belloq stands excited, deliberately teasing Shliemann; he reframes the timing of the Ark's opening as a matter of political show and verification in Berlin, using charm and rhetorical provocation to …

Belloq stops and surveys the center court, instantly recognizing the Tabernacle. He reads the scene — tent, soldiers, equipment — and experiences a quiet, private triumph that reframes the excavation …

Belloq appears from the silk folds wearing a gold-embroidered ceremonial robe, murmurs an invocation in Hebrew, lifts and nearly places the ivory rod under the Ark's lid, and intervenes verbally …

Belloq appears draped in a gold ceremonial robe, murmurs Hebrew invocation, lifts the engraved ivory rod toward the Ark, and intervenes vocally to forbid executing Indy 'in the presence of …