| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (58 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Running time of original 1951 film: 73 min. |
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"Television version produced by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation"--End titles. |
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Updated version for television copyrighted 1996. |
| Credits |
Editor, Olle Nordemar; music, Ragnar Bjerkreim. |
| Cast |
Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Torstein Raaby, Knut Haughland, Bengt Danielsson. |
| Summary |
Actual film record of the expedition (April 28, 1947 thru August 7, 1947) photographed by those 5 men who lived its great adventure of traveling 4300 miles, on a raft, across the ocean from Peru to Polynesia. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital, mono. |
| Language |
In Norwegian with English voiceover. |
| Awards |
Winner of the Academy Award for best documentary, 1951 |
| Subject |
Polynesians -- Videodiscs.
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Ethnology -- Polynesia -- Videodiscs.
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Documentary films -- Videodiscs.
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Pacific Ocean -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Heyerdahl, Thor.
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Watzinger, Herman.
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Raaby, Torstein.
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Haughland, Knut.
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Danielsson, Bengt.
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Norsk rikskringkasting.
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Synchron Film.
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Artfilm (Firm)
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Janson Associates.
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| Music No. |
ID9781JTDVD Image Entertainment |
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