Documentary
The Ra Expeditions
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.
Top Cast
Thor Heyerdahl
Himself
Norman Baker
Himself
Roscoe Lee Browne
Narrator
Carlo Mauri
Himself
Abdullah Dilbrine
Himself
Santiago Geneves
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Kei Ohara
Himself
Mandane Ait Ouhanni
Himself
Directed by
Lennart Ehrenborg
Production
TVI - Televisão Independente
BBC
SVTReviews
CinemaSerf
7/103/22/2026
Twenty years on from his Polynesian Kon-Tiki expedition, Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl has decided to explore whether or not it might be possible to travel from Africa to America on a boat built only from reed, rope and wood. With the Great Pyramid of Khufu looking on, he and a team of highly skilled craftsmen set about turning twelve tons of papyrus into something than can carry a crew of seven people, their equipment and supplies on a journey of over 3000 miles. His inspiration for this particular trip seems to be some obvious similarities between the pyramids and sculptures of Mesoamerica and Egypt. Might a journey like this ever have been possible in the days of antiquity? Pretty swiftly after launch, they realise that a few design faults are likely to make their journey far from
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