Kon-Tiki

01/13/1950

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0hr 58min

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Documentary

The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!

STORY

"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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Thor Heyerdahl
  • Herman Watzinger
  • Erik Hesselberg
  • Knut Haugland
  • Torstein Raaby

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Syncron-film AS
    • SF Studios

      Production Countries

    • Norway
    • Sweden

    LANGUAGES

    • Norwegian