The Ra Expeditions

Year: 1972

Runtime: 122 mins

Language: English

Director: Lennart Ehrenborg

Documentary

Directed by Lennart Ehrenborg and Thor Heyerdahl, this 1972 documentary chronicles Heyerdahl’s 1969–70 Ra expeditions, in which papyrus‑built vessels attempted to cross the Atlantic, testing theories of ancient trans‑oceanic contact. The film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature.

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