Kon-Tiki
1950 · 58 min
Documentary · Adventure
★ 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.
Crew
- Director Thor Heyerdahl
- Writer Thor Heyerdahl
- Director of Photography Knut Haugland
- Director of Photography Erik Hesselberg
- Director of Photography Thor Heyerdahl
- Director of Photography Torstein Raaby
- Director of Photography Herman Watzinger
Cast
Crew
- Director — Thor Heyerdahl
- Writer — Thor Heyerdahl
- Director of Photography — Knut Haugland
- Director of Photography — Erik Hesselberg
- Director of Photography — Thor Heyerdahl
- Director of Photography — Torstein Raaby
- Director of Photography — Herman Watzinger
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