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Title:
Kon-tiki [DVD video]
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
[Toronto, Ontario] : Distributed by Entertainment One, [2013]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (118 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 container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
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:
DVD, widescreen.
Personal Subject:
Conference Subject:
Language:
Norwegian
Additional Language:
English (disc 1) or Norwegian (disc 2) dialogue; English, French, or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Added Corporate Author:
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for a disturbing violent sequence CHV rating: PG; for frightening scenes, language may offend, not recommended for young children.
