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.| Status: | Released (1950-01-13) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Thor Heyerdahl |
| Productions: | Syncron-film AS, SF Studios |
| Production Countries: | Norway, Sweden |
| Spoken Languages: | Norsk |
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Casts
- 1134936: Thor Heyerdahl - Himself
- 1134937: Herman Watzinger - Himself
- 1134938: Erik Hesselberg - Himself
- 1134939: Knut Haugland - Himself
- 1134940: Torstein Raaby - Himself
- 1134941: Bengt Danielsson - Himself
- 1241125: Ben Grauer - Narrator
Crews
- 1134936: Thor Heyerdahl - Writer - Writing
- 1134936: Thor Heyerdahl - Director - Directing
- 1134937: Herman Watzinger - Director of Photography - Camera
- 569515: Sune Waldimir - Music - Sound
- 1134938: Erik Hesselberg - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2259700: Gösta Wiholm - Sound - Sound
- 1134939: Knut Haugland - Director of Photography - Camera
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