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]

Ra
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Directed byLennart Ehrenborg
Thor Heyerdahl
Produced byLennart Ehrenborg
CinematographyCarlo Mauri
Kei Ohara
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Release date
  • 23 March 1972 (1972-03-23)
Running time
106 minutes
CountriesSweden
Norway
LanguageEnglish

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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.

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