Released:
1950-01-13

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.

Director:
Thor Heyerdahl

Runtime:
0h 58min

Genre:
Documentary, Adventure

• Cast:
• 
  Thor Heyerdahl
  as
  Himself
• 
  Herman Watzinger
  as
  Himself
• 
  Erik Hesselberg
  as
  Himself
• 
  Knut Haugland
  as
  Himself
• 
  Torstein Raaby
  as
  Himself