Release Date
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Original Release
January 13, 1950
0h 58m
Kon-Tiki (1950)
⭐ 7.458 min
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.
Director
Thor Heyerdahl
Department: Acting
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Cast
Thor Heyerdahl
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Herman Watzinger
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Erik Hesselberg
Himself
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Knut Haugland
Himself
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Torstein Raaby
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Bengt Danielsson
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Ben Grauer
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Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Syncron-film AS
SF Studios
