Kon-Tiki

Jan 13, 1950

0h 58m

★ 7.4

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

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

Adventure

Production Companies

Syncron-film AS

SF Studios

Kon-Tiki Trailers

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Cast

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Thor Heyerdahl

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Herman Watzinger

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Erik Hesselberg

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Knut Haugland

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Torstein Raaby

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Bengt Danielsson

Narrator

Ben Grauer

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