Kon-Tiki
1950, Film, 77 min, Documentary, Norwegian, Norway, MoviePedia score 70
The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!
"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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Directed by Thor Heyerdahl
Cast
- Thor Heyerdahl as Self - Narrator (Scandinavian, US versions)
- Herman Watzinger as Self
- Erik Hesselberg as Self
- Knut Haugland as Self
- Torstein Raaby as Self
- Bengt Danielsson as Self
- Ben Grauer as Narrator (US introductory sequence)
- Gerte Wald as Self (Expedition Secretary)
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