Kon-Tiki
- Publication/Creation:
- [United States] : Janson, 2006
- Resource Type:
- Video or Visual Material
- Edition:
- Collector's ed.
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Kon-Tiki / NRK TV International ; Syncron Film in cooperation with Artfilm ; photography, manuscript, and production by Thor Heyerdahl
- Uniform Title:
- Kon-Tiki (Motion picture : 1951)
- Related/Included Titles:
- Kon-Tiki (Television program : 1996)
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Heyerdahl, Thor, screenwriter, producer, and cinematographer
Hesselberg, Erik, 1914-1972
Haugland, Knut
Danielsson, Bengt
Raaby, Torstein
Watzinger, Herman
Nordemar, Olle
Bjerkreim, Ragnar
Norsk rikskringkasting
Syncron Film
Artfilm (Firm)
Janson Associates
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Feature films - Subjects:
- Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen(1947)
Polynesians
Ethnology--Polynesia
Pacific Ocean
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- On April 28, 1947, an expedition was led by Norwegian biologist Thor Heyerdahl. The journey by raft spanned 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean and was hailed as one of the most fantastic feats of daring and courage of its time. Heyerdahl and his crew duplicated the legendary voyage of Kon-Tiki, the mythical hero who led the settlement of the South Sea Islands by sailing on a balsa wood raft from Peru to the Polynesian islands.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 videodisc (ca. 124 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Technical Note:
- DVD-R, NTSC.
- General Note:
- "The authentic film about Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki Expedition in 1947. ... We have chosen to present the film in its original form, as filmed by the members during the expedition."
DVD release of the 1951 documentary, with an updated television version in 1996.
"Television version produced by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation"--End credits.
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Special features include: one-hour portrait of Thor Heyerdahl: explorer & scientist; the crew; photo gallery; expedition map; rare color footage. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Members of the expedition: Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg, Knut Haugland, Torstein Raaby, Bengt Danielsson.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Editor, Olle Nordemar ; music composed by Ragnar Bjerkreim ; performed by Film Symphony Orchestra, Prague.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990033603010302486
- ISBN:
- 1568392273
9781568392271 - OCLC Number:
- 66914100
- Other Identifiers:
- Universal Product Code: 646032032796
- Publisher Number:
- 20327 Janson
- Barcode:
- 010002697354
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