Kon-Tiki (1950)
- Directed by
- Olle Nordemar, Thor Heyerdahl
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Sweden, Norway
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 59 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Norwegian explorer and his crew cross the Pacific Ocean on a wooden raft in 1947 to prove that ancient people could have made the same journey. The film shows their daily struggles and the dangers they face at sea.
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What happens
Kon-Tiki is a Norwegian documentary film about the Kon-Tiki expedition led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947, released in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark in 1950, followed by the United States in 1951. The movie, which was directed by Thor Heyerdahl and edited by Olle Nordemar, received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for 1951 at the 24th Academy Awards. The Oscar officially went to Olle Nordemar. The Academy Film Archive preserved Kon-Tiki in 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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