Kon-Tiki
1950 · Movie · 58 min · ★ 7.4
"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.
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-01-13
- Language
- Norwegian
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (59 votes)
Themes
- parrot
- ocean crossing
- raft
- shark
- south pacific
- polynesia
- ocean voyage
- pacific ocean
- thor heyerdahl
- kon-tiki
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1951
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1951 · nominated
Cast & crew
Thor Heyerdahl
as Self
- HW
Herman Watzinger
as Self
- EH
Erik Hesselberg
as Self
- KH
Knut Haugland
as Self
- TR
Torstein Raaby
as Self
- BD
Bengt Danielsson
as Self
- BG
Ben Grauer
as Narrator
Directed by Thor Heyerdahl