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Kon-Tiki

The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!

1950★ 7.4 · 5958mDocumentaryAdventure

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"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.

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Thor Heyerdahl
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Knut Haugland
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Ben Grauer
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Bengt Danielsson
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Erik Hesselberg
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Herman Watzinger
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Torstein Raaby
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Release date: 1950-01-13

Runtime: 0h 58m

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