Documentary ·Adventure · Norway · 1950 · 58m

Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki poster
Director
Thor Heyerdahl
Cast
Thor Heyerdahl as Himself Herman Watzinger as Himself Erik Hesselberg as Himself Knut Haugland as Himself Torstein Raaby as Himself Bengt Danielsson as Himself
Crew
Knut Haugland — Director of Photography Erik Hesselberg — Director of Photography Thor Heyerdahl — Director of Photography Torstein Raaby — Director of Photography Herman Watzinger — Director of Photography Olle Nordemar — Editor
Tagline

The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!

Synopsis

"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.

Mood & Themes
parrotocean crossingraftsharksouth pacificpolynesiaocean voyagepacific oceanthor heyerdahlkon-tiki
Key Collaborators
Thor Heyerdahl Director Knut Haugland Director of Photography Erik Hesselberg Director of Photography Thor Heyerdahl Director of Photography Torstein Raaby Director of Photography Herman Watzinger Director of Photography Olle Nordemar Editor Thor Heyerdahl Writer Thor Heyerdahl Producer Olle Nordemar Producer
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