Title:
Kon-tiki [blu-ray]
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
[Brampton, Ont.] : Distributed by Entertainment One, [2013]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
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.
General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Based on the life of Thor Heyerdahl.
Special features: Kon-Tiki: the incredible true story; visual effects featurette.
Performers:
Gustaf Skarsgård, Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Tobias Santelmann, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Jakob Oftebro, Agnes Kittelsen.
Technical Details:
Blu-ray, NTSC, widescreen; requires Blu-ray player.
Personal Subject:
Conference Subject:
Language:
Norwegian
Additional Language:
Norwegian or dubbed English dialogue; English SDH, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
Rating: PG-13; for a disturbing violent sequence. CHV rating: PG.