Poster from TMDB
Kon-Tiki
Sign in to save1950 Norwegian documentary film directed by Thor Heyerdahl
OverviewAI-generated
Kon-Tiki is a 1950 black-and-white documentary film directed by Thor Heyerdahl and Olle Nordemar. Heyerdahl also served as producer, screenwriter, and author, while Knut Haugland handled cinematography. The cast includes Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Bengt Danielsson, and Erik Hesselberg. The movie originates from Sweden and Norway, with filming taking place in Norway. Its narrative is set in Peru and takes place on a boat.
The film has a runtime of 58 minutes according to one source and 77 minutes according to another. It was released on January 13, 1950, and February 13, 1950. The original language is Norwegian. Kon-Tiki received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film and was nominated for the same award. It is recognized in the Academy Award Best Documentary collection. Distribution formats include video on demand. Keywords associated with the work include parrot, ocean crossing, raft, shark, and south pacific.
Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, TMDb, IMDb, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Film · TMDB
7.4"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.
Cast
- Thor Heyerdahl as Self
- Herman Watzinger as Self
- Erik Hesselberg as Self
- Knut Haugland as Self
- Torstein Raaby as Self
- Bengt Danielsson as Self
Themes
- parrot
- ocean crossing
- raft
- shark
- south pacific
- polynesia
- ocean voyage
- pacific ocean
- thor heyerdahl
- kon-tiki
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Author
- Thor Heyerdahl
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- Norway
- Original language
- Norwegian
- Main subject
- Kon-Tiki
- Director
- Olle Nordemar
- Screenwriter
- Thor Heyerdahl
- Cast member
- Sol Lesser
- Producer
- Olle Nordemar
- Narrative location
- Peru
- Filming location
- Norway
- Duration
- 75
- FilmAffinity ID
- 963321
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- KonTikiQuote.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1950-01-13
- title
- Kon-Tiki
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- color
- black-and-white
- set in environment
- boat
via Wikidata · CC0