Nel 1947, l'esploratore leggendario Thor Heyerdal ha attraversato il Pacifico per sette mila chilometri su una zattera, nel tentativo di dimostrare che era possibile che i sudamericani si st... Leggi tuttoNel 1947, l'esploratore leggendario Thor Heyerdal ha attraversato il Pacifico per sette mila chilometri su una zattera, nel tentativo di dimostrare che era possibile che i sudamericani si stabilissero in Polinesia in epoca precolombiana.Nel 1947, l'esploratore leggendario Thor Heyerdal ha attraversato il Pacifico per sette mila chilometri su una zattera, nel tentativo di dimostrare che era possibile che i sudamericani si stabilissero in Polinesia in epoca precolombiana.
- Candidato a 1 Oscar
- 12 vittorie e 14 candidature totali
- Thor Heyerdahl
- (as Pål Hagen)
- Herman Watzinger
- (as Anders Baasmo Christiansen)
- Thor 6 yrs.
- (as Kasper Ameberg Johnsen)
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- QuizLarge parts of the film were filmed in two versions at the same time, one in Norwegian, the other in English, in order to secure international funding. See ALTERNATE VERSIONS section for greater detail.
- BlooperThe crew were not worried about whether the ropes would hold the float together, as it is portrayed in the film. As we can see in the Kon-Tiki (1950) documentary, the balsa wood was much softer than the rope, and it was actually the rope that ate through the wood. The result was that the rope eventually was protected by the space that had been created around it.
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Epilogue: Bengt fell in love with Polynesia. He settled there and became a Consul General of Sweden. He died in 1997.
Epilogue: Erik built himself a sailboat, that became his home for 11 years. He worked as an artist until his death in 1972.
Epilogue: Torstein kept going on expeditions. He died in 1964 during an attempt to reach the North Pole on skis.
Epilogue: Knut resumed his career in military intelligence. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Kon-Tiki museum. He died the Christmas of 2009.
Epilogue: Herman became the director of UN's Food and Agriculture organization. He died at Titica lake in 1986.
Epilogue: Thor wrote a book about Kon-Tiki. It was translated to over 70 languages, and sold over 50 million copies. The documentary about the expedition won an Oscar. Liv and Thor divorced after the Kon-Tiki expedition. Their boys lived with Liv, who later moved to the US where she died in 1969. Thor continued his work as an experimental archaeologist, author and explorer. He died in 2002.
- Curiosità sui creditiBefore the closing credits, short clips are shown in which original footage shot by Heyerdahl was reenacted by the "Kon-Tiki" actors: urinating overboard in the open sea, dancing with natives under palms, portraits, and the like. Along with this, brief notes concerning each crew member's path of life after the trip are given.
- Versioni alternativeIn an unusual technique, the film was shot simultaneously in both Norwegian and English, with each scene being filmed twice, first in Norwegian and then in English, with the same actors. This resulted in two versions of the film to be released, one primarily for the Norwegian domestic market, the other for an international audience. In a few cases, such as action scenes and computer-generated sequences, they used the same shot, later adding English with dubbing.
- ConnessioniFeatured in 70th Golden Globe Awards (2013)
- Colonne sonoreFlickan i Havanna
("The girl in Havana")
Lyrics by Evert Taube (as Taube) and music by Horatio R. Palmer (as Palmer)
This is the story about the amazing world famous Kon-Tiki trip crossing the pacific on a balsa-raft just to prove this happened in ancient times, made by the makers of great Max Manus.
The trip, taken on the basis of an idea of the explorer Thor Heyerdahl, was completely ludicrous and no one believed it could be done. and how could a trip like this be told better than by Heyerdahl himself in the documentary made during the trip.
Back in 1947 this was just the story the world wanted to be told after the 2nd world war and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The documentary film from the trip later won Oscar (1951), and the book was translated into 70 languages, and sold more than 50 million copies world wide.
Finally we get to see the trip dramatized as it should be. And the result is really an amazing and epic film which holds two hours of explorer-ism, excitement and awe. I think we really get to imagine how it was to be 6 persons floating on an uncontrollable raft in the middle of nowhere for more than hundred days. The bore, the awe of discoveries, the fear of weather, sharks and whales. The psychological toll, the friendship...
It's a great story and a great film which will make new generations pick up the book with the same name, before they watch the original documentary. Beautifully filmed, well played, even down to Heyerdahl incredibly bad English pronunciation. Not all is accurate. There's been a debate around the premiere about making Herman Watzinger such a wimpy character, when we actually was a Norwegain 100 m record holder and a strong guy with good looks, but the writers found the story needed heart, and not only bald and crazy feeling-less young men. I agree. Over 100 days on a raft is at least 90 days of boredom.
Thor Heyerdahl himself made this trip to prove his idea, which no one would believe, and later got famous. He made the trip though he was not only not able to swim, but actually afraid of water, can you imagine! And it also tells the story of those left behind, wife and kids.
This is the most expensive Norwegian film production ever, and the story is a Norwegian sacred explorers story, as good as they come, changing world history. Thankfully the film floats as good as the raft, and is well wort ha watch. Great manuscript, beautifully filmed, good handcraft.
The film comes in both a Norwegian and an international (English) spoken version, which gives the movie a possibility to be shown all over the world. And it will. Treat yourself to an insane, but epic trip, and get to be an explorer yourself. This is great storytelling! It loses one of 10 stars due to the irritating (though factual) English pronunciation of Heryerdahl. Not necessary to re-experience that to make a good story.
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- Hải Trình Kon-Tiki
- Luoghi delle riprese
- Nu Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria(New York exterior scenes)
- Aziende produttrici
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- Budget
- 16.600.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 1.517.410 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 22.168 USD
- 28 apr 2013
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 22.842.887 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 58 minuti
- Colore
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 2.35 : 1