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Voyage of the Sarimanok (1986)

NR | Jan 01, 1986 (US) | Documentary | 00:51

A film of Bob Hobman's attempt to sail across the Indian Ocean in a primitive native craft. He aimed to show that the people of Madagascar, who originally came from Indonesia 2,500 years ago, sailed, not in a series of stages, but directly across the Indian Ocean, in one of the great epic voyages of history. His voyage took 65 days.

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Bob Hobman
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Rupert Frazer
Narrator
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Charles (Chico) Hansen
self (expedition leader)
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Steve Corrigan
self (crew)
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Sally Crook
self (crew)
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Robin Davy
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Don King
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Colin Putt
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W. (Bill) McGrath
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Peter Rogers
self (crew)