Documentary · Norway · 1972 · 2h 2m

The Ra Expeditions

Ra

The Ra Expeditions poster
Director
Lennart Ehrenborg
Cast
Thor Heyerdahl as Himself Norman Baker as Himself Roscoe Lee Browne as Narrator Carlo Mauri as Himself Abdullah Dilbrine as Himself Santiago Geneves as Himself
Crew
Ed Norton — Original Music Composer Thor Heyerdahl — Writer
Synopsis

Ra [also known as The Ra Expeditions] is a 1972 documentary film directed by Lennart Ehrenborg and Thor Heyerdahl about the expeditions organised by Thor Heyerdahl in 1969 and 1970 in attempt to cross the Atlantic on papyrus boats. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Mood & Themes
ocean crossingatlanticthor heyerdahlpapyrus
Key Collaborators
Lennart Ehrenborg Director Ed Norton Original Music Composer Thor Heyerdahl Writer
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