Kon-Tiki DVD

Real-life adventure on the open seas, Kon-Tiki is Thor Heyerdahl’s Academy Award®-winning film of the remarkable 4,300 nautical mile journey across the Pacific Ocean by raft is considered one of the most fantastic feats of daring and courage in history, an engaging cinematic feat considered by many as a breathtaking document ahead of its time.

Driven by his passion for Polynesian folklore, Heyerdahl and his five crew members embarked from Peru on their daring voyage to the Marquesas Islands on April 28, 1947 setting sail in 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 celebrated expedition attracted worldwide interest, culminating in a bestselling book that has been translated into 67 languages and has sold more than 20 million copies, rightfully placing Thor Heyerdahl and his team into the annals of historical adventure.