Movie Details
Theatrical Release:April 3rd, 1951
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 2nd, 2001
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Original Language:Norwegian
Production Companies:Syncron-film AS, SF Studios
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Kon-Tiki (1951)
"The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!"Movie
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Plot
"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.
