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1950s · Norway · documentary

Kon-Tiki (1950)

Directed by Olle Nordemar with Thor Heyerdahl · 1 h 15 min

Year
1950
Running time
1 h 15 min
Countries
Norway and Sweden
Languages
Norwegian
Produced by
Thor Heyerdahl and Olle Nordemar
Companies
Artfilm
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A picture of the film's subject
The film’s subject — not a still from the film. Photo: Shyamal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

About the film

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.

From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What it is about

Kon-Tiki

Awards on record

  • Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film

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