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Kon-Tiki

1950 Norwegian documentary film directed by Thor Heyerdahl
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Summary

Kon-Tiki is a film[1]. Kon-Tiki ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (370 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Thor Heyerdahl[3]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[4]
  • Director: Thor Heyerdahl[5], Olle Nordemar[6]
  • Screenwriter: Thor Heyerdahl[7]
  • Composer: Sune Waldimir[8]
  • Genre: documentary film[9]
  • Cast member: Thor Heyerdahl[10], Herman Watzinger[11], Bengt Danielsson[12], Erik Hesselberg[13], Knut Haugland[14], Torstein Raaby[15], Sol Lesser[16]
  • Producer: Thor Heyerdahl[17], Olle Nordemar[18]
  • Production company: Artfilm[19], Syncron-film[20]
  • Director of photography: Knut Haugland[21], Hilding Bladh[22]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Norwegian[23]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[24]
  • Color: black-and-white[25]
  • Country of origin: Sweden[26], Norway[27]
  • Publication date: January 13, 1950[28], February 13, 1950[29]
  • Narrative location: Peru[30]
  • Filming location: Norway[31]
  • Main subject: Kon-Tiki[32]
  • Film editor: Eric Nordemar[33]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[34]
  • Title: Kon-Tiki[35]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[36]
  • Duration: 75 minutes[37]
  • Set in environment: boat[38]

Why It Matters

Kon-Tiki has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Kon-Tiki is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Kon-Tiki receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[4].

Related Entities

film Norway Peru Sweden Thor Heyerdahl

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['azb', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'no', 'pt', 'ru', 'sh', 'sv', 'tr',
    Ampas collections film id → W069885
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 42650
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → Norwegian
    Instance of → film
    Composer → Sune Waldimir
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 63778, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
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