Kon-Tiki
(eVideo)
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Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 59 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
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Language
English
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In Process Record.
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Title from title frames.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Janson Media in 2012.
Description
This is the classic Academy-Award winning documentary film of an astonishing adventure, a journey spanning 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, Norwegian biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by the mythical hero Kon-Tiki. Heyerdahl knew that the trade winds and ocean currents off the South-American coastline bear in the direction of Polynesia. Ridiculed by the scientific establishment, who had concluded that a voyage by aboriginal balsa raft from Peru to Polynesia was impossible, he decided to prove the possibility of his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. The ensuing expedition was hailed as one of the most fantastic feats of daring and courage of its time. On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and his five crew members embarked from Peru on their daring voyage to the Marquesas Islands, on a balsa wood raft which was built according to the traditions of South America's pre-Columbian Indians. After 101 suspenseful days on the open sea, alone amid raging storms, whales, and countless sharks, they landed on the Polynesian island of Raroia. The expedition attracted worldwide interest. Heyerdahl's book Kon-Tiki was translated into 67 languages, and sold more than 20 million copies. Heyerdahl had been presented with a film camera before the journey began, and both the building of the raft and the voyage across the Pacific were filmed in detail. In 1952, his fascinating black and white film was awarded an Oscar for the most outstanding documentary. The film subsequently enthralled cinema-goers all over the world. The raft is now exhibited at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, where it is seen by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Heyerdahl, T. (2016). Kon-Tiki . Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heyerdahl, Thor. 2016. Kon-Tiki. Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heyerdahl, Thor. Kon-Tiki Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Heyerdahl, Thor. Kon-Tiki Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
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Full title | kon tiki |
Author | kanopy |
Grouping Category | movie |
Last Update | 2023-09-27 09:56:57AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-20 02:36:28AM |
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First Loaded | Aug 14, 2021 |
Last Used | Apr 4, 2024 |
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First Detected | Mar 24, 2016 12:00:00 AM |
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Last File Modification Time | Sep 27, 2023 09:58:05 AM |
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