Basic Info
Release: January 13, 1950
Runtime: 58 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.4/10 (56 votes)
Status: Released
Kon-Tiki
1950
58 min
⭐ 7.4/10
56 votes
Overview
"Kon-Tiki" was the name of a wooden raft used by six Scandinavian scientists, led by Thor Heyerdahl, to make a 101-day journey from South America to the Polynesian Islands. The purpose of the expedition was to prove Heyerdal's theory that the Polynesian Islands were populated from the east- specifically Peru- rather than from the west (Asia) as had been the theory for hundreds of years. Heyerdahl made a study of the winds and tides in the Pacific, and by simulating conditions as closely as possible to those he theorized the Peruvians encountered, set out on the voyage.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- Norway
- Sweden
Spoken Languages
- Norwegian no
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Thor Heyerdahl
Himself
Herman Watzinger
Himself
Erik Hesselberg
Himself
Knut Haugland
Himself
Torstein Raaby
Himself
Bengt Danielsson
Himself
Ben Grauer
Narrator
Crew
Thor Heyerdahl
Writer
Thor Heyerdahl
Director
Thor Heyerdahl
Producer
Sune Waldimir
Music
Olle Nordemar
Producer
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