TMDb Rating
9.0/10
3 verified votes
The Tigris Expedition (1979)
DocumentaryAdventureTV Movie
120 min
Plot Summary
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.
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DocumentaryAdventureTV MovieThor HeyerdahlThor HeyerdahlCarlo Mauri1979
Director
Thor Heyerdahl
Top Cast
Thor HeyerdahlCarlo MauriNorman BakerNorris BrockHans Peter Böhn
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