Raiders of the Lost Ark - Titles/Fonts

[LabApe]

So I'm hoping someone here can help... its not Really prop related, but... I'm helping a friend with an Indiana Jones fan film he is doing, and he wants me to replicate the Opening Credits in Raiders for his film. Problem being, I can't find the font. Everyone, everywhere has the Temple of Doom style "Adventure" font... which is clearly not the same one they used in the original release of Raiders. Does ANYONE have any idea where I can find one that's similar?

Thanks

 

[Treadwell]

I think it's in, or is related to, the Trajan family.

 

[LabApe]

Cool, that definitely gives me a place to start!

 

[The Terminator]

Being a motion graphic designer, with a real love for "fonts" I might be able to help...

First of all, it's "typeface", not font.
And the original used for Raiders is NOT Trajan. But Open Capitals Roman, which does not exist as a digital file for obvious reasons. It was designed by Jan van Krimpen in 1929.

It was digitised in 2016 by Mark Askam. A link to where they sell it: TEFF Open Kapitalen designed by Jan van Krimpen

A similar cheaper alternative is "Columna".
"How similar is it?" Similar enough for the producers of the Crystal Skull to use it.

Columna in use

An open version of Roman inscriptional caps, similar to Van Krimpen’s Open Kapitalen. There are alternates for ‘MNR’. Comes with numerals and punctuation, but no lowercase. First cast by Bauer in 1952. Later adapted by VGC, who added a solid style, see Columna Solid. The only known...

fontsinuse.com

The other typeface also seen in Raiders is called Eurostile: Font Family Page

Hopefully this helps you out.

 

[The Terminator]

I decided to try out TRAJAN, and it's not half bad really. Check for yourself:

LabApe Treadwell