Format:
Video disc
Title:
Kon-Tiki
ISBN:
9786315115387
Distribution:
Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Publication:
Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2013]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Special features, disc 1: Kon-Tiki, the incredible true story (25 min.) ; visual effects featurette (9 min.) ; disc 2: full length film with original Norwegian dialogue and optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired (SDH).
Contents:
Disc 1. English language version -- Disc 2. Norwegian language version (with English subtitles) (119 min.).
Summary:
Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft in 1947, together with five men, to prove that South Americans back in pre-Columbian times could have crossed the sea to settle on Polynesian islands. After gathering financing for the trip with loans and donations, they set off on an epic 101-day-long journey across eight thousand kilometers, all while the world was watching. This feature film is based on Heyerdahl's life story.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for a disturbing violent sequence.
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Container of (expression): Kon-Tiki (Motion picture). Norwegian.