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The Tigris Expedition (1979)

The Tigris Expedition (1979)

Adventure TV Movie Documentary
Release Date: 1979, April 3
Directors: Thor Heyerdahl
Countries: Germany
Production: NDR, NDR
Cast: Thor Heyerdahl, Yuri Senkevich, Norris Brock, Carlo Mauri, Norman Baker, Hans Peter Böhn, Germán Carrasco, Asbjorn Damhus, Rashad Nazir Salim, Toru Suzuki, Detlef Zoltzek

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

exploration experiment adventurer sea adventure thor heyerdahl