Kon-Tiki

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. Written by Les Adams Kon-Tiki is a 1950 Norwegian-language Documentary motion picture starring Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg, Knut Haugland, Torstein Raaby, Bengt Danielsson and Gerte Wald. Artfilm was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Olle Nordemar. The film is written and directed by Thor Heyerdahl. Sandrew acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Kon-Tiki was released on 13th January 1950 and takes a screen time of 77 minutes.
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