Kon-Tiki
“The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!”
1950•58m•7.4•Released
DocumentaryAdventure
"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.
Director
Thor Heyerdahl
Writer
Thor Heyerdahl
Languages
Norwegian
Studio
Syncron-film AS
Cast
Thor Heyerdahl
Self
Herman Watzinger
Self
Erik Hesselberg
Self
Knut Haugland
Self
Torstein Raaby
Self
Bengt Danielsson
Self
Ben Grauer
Narrator
Production
Company
Syncron-film AS
Company
SF Studios
Producer
Thor Heyerdahl
Producer
Olle Nordemar
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