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Kon-Tiki (1950)
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Director:
Writer:
Thor Heyerdahl (writer)
Release Date:
13 January 1950 (Sweden)
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SIX MEN ON A RAFT ACROSS THE PACIFIC! (original print ad - all caps) more
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A documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition of the norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahls. full summary | add synopsis
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Island
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South America
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Won Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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Very good for such a early and limited documentary
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Thor Heyerdahl | ... | Himself - Narrator (Scandinavian, US versions) |
| Herman Watzinger | ... | Himself |
| Erik Hesselberg | ... | Himself |
| Knut Haugland | ... | Himself |
| Torstein Raaby | ... | Himself |
| Bengt Danielsson | ... | Himself |
| Ben Grauer | ... | Narrator (US introductory sequence) (voice) |
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77 min
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The 77-minute movie originally premiered in Stockholm on January 13th 1950. It was released on DVD (Region 1) by Janson Media in 2001 (some sites say 2006) and includes an English soundtrack. Some versions are 124 minutes and include these special features: Thor Heyerdahl: Explorer & Scientist, Photo Gallery, Expedition Map, and Rare Color Footage
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Spoofed in "Tiny Toon Adventures: Kon Ducki (#2.11)" (1992)
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I have watched this film twice now and think its quite good for the limited equipment used to create this film. (filmed in 1947) Dr. Heyerdahl explains his theory about the migration of south American Pre-Colubian Indians to the Polynesia's islands by way raft fell of large balsa trees. This documentary follows Dr. Heyerdahl and crew as they select balsa trees in Equidor and float with them down river to the pacific for assembly in Peru. They launch off on a 101 day sea adventure testing the strength of their primitive raft surviving only by means available to natives of that era. See for yourself, a real adventure!