The Ra Expeditions

2h 2m
Documentary
7

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.

Cast

Thor Heyerdahl
Himself
Norman Baker
Himself
Roscoe Lee Browne
Narrator
Carlo Mauri
Himself
Abdullah Dilbrine
Himself
Santiago Geneves
Himself
Kei Ohara
Himself
Mandane Ait Ouhanni
Himself
Yuri Senkevich
Self
Georges Sourial
Himself
Edward Woodward
Narrator (BBC version)

Crew

Lennart Ehrenborg
Director
Thor Heyerdahl
Writer
Carlo Mauri
Cinematography
Kei Ohara
Cinematography
Ed Norton
Original Music Composer

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