Ra (1972 film)

1972 documentary film

Film poster

Directed by| Lennart Ehrenborg
Thor Heyerdahl
Produced by| Lennart Ehrenborg
Cinematography| Carlo Mauri
Kei Ohara

Production
company

Sveriges Radio

Release date

* 23 March 1972 (1972-3-23)

Running time

| 106 minutes
Countries| Sweden
Norway
Language| English

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.[1]

## Cast

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* Norman Baker
* Roscoe Lee Browne as Narrator
* Abdullah Djibrine
* Santiago Genovés
* Thor Heyerdahl as Himself
* Carlo Mauri
* Kei Ohara
* Madanni Ait Ouhanni
* Yuri Senkevich
* Georges Sourial

## References

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1. ^ "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2011.

## External links

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* Ra at IMDb
* The Ra Expeditions at the TCM Movie Database

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Thor Heyerdahl

Projects|

* Kon-Tiki
* Jakten på Odin

Books written|

* The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas
* Aku-Aku
* Fatu Hiva

Films directed|

* Kon-Tiki (1950)
* Galapagos (1955)
* Ra (1972)

Related topics|

* Heyerdahl Award
* Kon-Tiki Museum
* Pyramids of Güímar
* LI2B
* Kon-Tiki (2012)

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