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Kon-Tiki(1950)
Status: Released
Date: 1950-01-13
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Time: 0h 58m
The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!
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.
Languages: Norwegian.
Countries:
Norway,
Sweden
ProductionCompanies: 
Syncron-film AS
Movie: Kon-Tiki
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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.
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1950-01-13
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The Amazing Adventure Of Six Men On A Raft Across The Pacific! True! Thrilling!
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