Kon-Tiki
7.5|1950|0h 58m| NO
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.
Genres: Documentary
Director: Thor Heyerdahl
Votes: 53
Production Companies:
Syncron-film AS
SF Studios
Main Actors:
Thor Heyerdahl
Acting
Herman Watzinger
Acting
Erik Hesselberg
Acting
Knut Haugland
Acting
Torstein Raaby
Acting
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