Kon-Tiki (1950 film)
| Kon-Tiki | |
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| Directed by | Thor Heyerdahl |
| Written by | Thor Heyerdahl |
| Produced by | Olle Nordemar |
| Starring | Thor Heyerdahl |
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| Distributed by | Sandrew |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Countries | Norway, Sweden |
| Language | Norwegian |
Kon-Tiki is a
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.[2]
Content
The movie has an introduction explaining Heyerdahl's theory, then shows diagrams and images explaining the building of the raft and its launch from Peru. Thereafter it is a film of the crew on board, shot by themselves, with commentary written by Heyerdahl and translated. The whole film is black and white, shot on a single 16mm camera.
A small amount of color footage of Kon-Tiki does exist.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Kon-Tiki". imdb.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- ^ The Kon-Tiki expedition-color film
External links
- Kon-Tiki at IMDb
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