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The Tigris Expedition
Adventure
Duration
2hRelease
3 Apr 1979Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
Explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his ten-man crew sailed their reed boat, the Tigris, over routes he believes were followed by Sumerian traders 5,000 years ago. The film goes beyond science to focus on the man, Heyerdahl, in an effort to explain what motivates him to risk his life in the search for knowledge.
Plot
The art of the ancient Egyptians contains representations of sailors in papyrus boats. In 1968 Thor Heyerdahl toured the pharaoh's tombs in the Valley of the Kings at Luxor and experienced this art firsthand. He subsequently becam...
Cast
Thor HeyerdahlNorman BakerNorris Brock
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