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Kon-Tiki (1950)

"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.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Thor HeyerdahlThor HeyerdahlHimself
  • Photo of Herman WatzingerHerman WatzingerHimself
  • Photo of Erik HesselbergErik HesselbergHimself
  • Photo of Knut HauglandKnut HauglandHimself
  • Photo of Torstein RaabyTorstein RaabyHimself
  • Photo of Bengt DanielssonBengt DanielssonHimself
  • Photo of Ben GrauerBen GrauerNarrator

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