Kon-Tiki
movie
The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!
Released January 13, 1950
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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.
Cast
Crew
Thor Heyerdahl
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Writer
Thor Heyerdahl
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Director
Thor Heyerdahl
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Director of Photography
Thor Heyerdahl
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Producer
Sune Waldimir
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Music
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Erik Hesselberg
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Director of Photography
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Torstein Raaby
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Director of Photography
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Knut Haugland
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Director of Photography
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Herman Watzinger
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Director of Photography
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Gösta Wiholm
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Sound
Olle Nordemar
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Editor
Olle Nordemar
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Producer