"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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg, Knut Haugland, Torstein Raaby, Bengt Danielsson
Crew: Thor Heyerdahl (Writer), Thor Heyerdahl (Director), Thor Heyerdahl (Producer), Sune Waldimir (Music), Knut Haugland (Director of Photography), Erik Hesselberg (Director of Photography)
Country: Norway, Sweden
Language: Norsk
Studio: Syncron-film AS, SF Studios
Runtime: 58 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 13, 1950
IMDb: 3.5
