Kon-Tiki (1951)
1951 · Short film · 33 min · dir. Thor Heyerdahl
The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!
- Documentary
- Adventure
Synopsis
"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…
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Details
- Director
- Thor Heyerdahl
- Writer
- Thor Heyerdahl
- Cinematography
- Thor Heyerdahl
- Studio
- Syncron-film AS, SF Studios
- Released
- 1950-01-13
- Running time
- 33 minutes
Cast & crew
Thor Heyerdahl Director- Thor Heyerdahl
- Herman Watzinger
- Erik Hesselberg
- Knut Haugland
- Torstein Raaby
- Bengt Danielsson
- Ben Grauer
