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{{Short description|1972 documentary film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ra
| name = Ra
| image =
| image = Ra FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Lennart Ehrenborg]]<br>[[Thor Heyerdahl]]
| director = [[Lennart Ehrenborg]]<br>[[Thor Heyerdahl]]
| producer = Lennart Ehrenborg
| producer = Lennart Ehrenborg
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| cinematography = Carlo Mauri<br>Kei Ohara
| cinematography = Carlo Mauri<br>Kei Ohara
| editing =
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| studio = [[Sveriges Radio]]
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1972|3|23|df=yes}}
| released = {{film date|1972|3|23|df=yes}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = {{Film Sweden}}<br>{{Film Norway}}
| country = Sweden<br>Norway
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''Ra''''' (also known as '''''The Ra Expeditions''''') is a 1972 [[documentary film]] directed by [[Lennart Ehrenborg]] and [[Thor Heyerdahl]] about the [[Thor Heyerdahl#The boats Ra and Ra II| expeditions]] organised by Thor Heyerdahl in 1969 and 1970 in attempt to cross Atlantic on [[papyrus]] boats. It was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/128374/The-Ra-Expeditions/details |title=NY Times: Ra |accessdate=2008-11-08|work=NY Times}}</ref>
'''''Ra''''' (also known as '''''The Ra Expeditions''''') is a 1972 [[documentary film]] directed by [[Lennart Ehrenborg]] and [[Thor Heyerdahl]] about the [[Thor Heyerdahl#Boats Ra and Ra II|expeditions]] organised by Thor Heyerdahl in 1969 and 1970 in attempt to cross the Atlantic on [[Reed boat|papyrus boats]]. It was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]].<ref name="Oscars1972">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1972 |title=The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=6 December 2011 |work=oscars.org |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111072026/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1972 |archivedate=11 November 2014 }}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Norman Baker (explorer)|Norman Baker]]
* [[Norman Baker (explorer)|Norman Baker]]
* [[Roscoe Lee Browne]] as Narrator
* [[Roscoe Lee Browne]] as Narrator
* [[Abdullah Djibrine]]
* Abdullah Djibrine
* [[Santiago Genovés]]
* [[Santiago Genovés]]
* [[Thor Heyerdahl]] as Himself
* [[Thor Heyerdahl]] as Himself
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0069151|title=Ra}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0069151|title=Ra}}
* {{TCMDb title|486589|The Ra Expeditions}}


{{Thor Heyerdahl}}

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Latest revision as of 06:14, 5 September 2024

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

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]

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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.
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