Kon-Tiki (Motion picture)

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1951

Creator: Heyerdahl Thor

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: 35 mm. version released in 1951 by RKO Radio Pictures. 16 mm. and 35 mm. versions distributed in 1964 by Irving Lesser EnterprisesPresents a documentary record of a 48-day raft journey across the Pacific Ocean made by Thor Heyerdahl and five Scandinavian scientists in 1947. Explains that the raft used was a reproduction of the type of craft believed to have been used by Peruvians who journey from South America to Polynesia centuries agoSearch Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film

Complete Record: 35 mm. version released in 1951 by RKO Radio Pictures. 16 mm. and 35 mm. versions distributed in 1964 by Irving Lesser Enterprises Presents a documentary record of a 48-day raft journey across the Pacific Ocean made by Thor Heyerdahl and five Scandinavian scientists in 1947. Explains that the raft used was a reproduction of the type of craft believed to have been used by Peruvians who journey from South America to Polynesia centuries ago Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film