Kon-Tiki

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

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DocumentaryAdventure

"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.

Crew

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

Writer

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

Director

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

Director of Photography

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

Producer

EH

Erik Hesselberg

Director of Photography

TR

Torstein Raaby

Director of Photography

KH

Knut Haugland

Director of Photography

HW

Herman Watzinger

Director of Photography

Cast

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

Self

HW

Herman Watzinger

Self

EH

Erik Hesselberg

Self

KH

Knut Haugland

Self

TR

Torstein Raaby

Self

BD

Bengt Danielsson

Self

BG

Ben Grauer

Narrator

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