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Ra (1972 film)

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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 expeditions organised by Thor Heyerdahl in 1969 and 1970 in attempt to cross the Atlantic on papyrus boats. [1]

9 relations: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards, Carlo Mauri, Documentary film, Norman Baker (explorer), Papyrus, Roscoe Lee Browne, Thor Heyerdahl, Yuri Senkevich.

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is an award for documentary films.

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Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.

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Carlo Mauri

Carlo Mauri (25 March 1930 – 31 May 1982) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer.

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Documentary film

A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record.

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Norman Baker (explorer)

Norman Leonard Baker (November 18, 1928 – November 22, 2017) was a navigator on Thor Heyerdahl's Ra, Ra II and Tigris reed boat expeditions.

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Papyrus

Papyrus is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface.

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Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director known for his rich voice and dignified bearing.

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Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 – April 18, 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography.

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Yuri Senkevich

Yuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich (Юрий Александрович Сенкевич) (March 4, 1937 in Choibalsan, Mongolia – September 25, 2003 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet doctor, and scientist.

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Redirects here:

Ra Expeditions, The Ra Expeditions.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra_(1972_film)

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