The Tigris Expedition

Synopsis

In 1977, Thor Heyerdahl built a reed boat, the Tigris (the name for the Tiger in Latin), whose task was to demonstrate that trade and migration contacts could exist between Mesopotamia and Indian civilization as represented by modern Pakistan. The Tigris was built in Iraq and set sail with an international crew of 11 on board across the Persian Gulf to Pakistan, and from there to the Red Sea. After about five months of sailing, the Tigris, which retained its seaworthiness, was burned in Djibouti on April 3, 1978 in protest against the wars that erupted in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.

Main Cast

Thor Heyerdahl

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Carlo Mauri

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Norman Baker

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Norris Brock

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Hans Peter Böhn

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Germán Carrasco

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Asbjorn Damhus

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Rashad Nazir Salim

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Thor Heyerdahl
Crew	Cinematography	Carlo Mauri
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