Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki (1950)

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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  • Release Date: 1950-01-13
  • Runtime: 0h 58min
  • Director: Thor Heyerdahl

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Cast

  • Thor Heyerdahl

    Himself

  • Herman Watzinger

    Himself

  • Erik Hesselberg

    Himself

  • Knut Haugland

    Himself

  • Torstein Raaby

    Himself

  • Bengt Danielsson

    Himself

  • Ben Grauer

    Narrator

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