The Tigris Expedition
Seen it?1979 | 120 min | Documentary, Adventure, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and the curious. If you loved Free Solo, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Thor Heyerdahl
- Thor HeyerdahlHimself
- Carlo MauriHimself
- Norman BakerHimself
- Norris BrockHimself
- Hans Peter BöhnHimself
- Germán CarrascoHimself
- Asbjorn DamhusHimself
- Rashad Nazir SalimHimself
- Yuri SenkevichSelf
- Toru SuzukiHimself