After three dangerous months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, sharks, and all the dangers the ocean can muster, the exhausted crew sight polynesia and make a triumphant landing. If the mission depicted in kontiki had a motto, itd be, heres hoping this works. Buy kontiki bluray dvd, bluray online at best prices. The kon tiki was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, and kon tiki is an old name for this god. Kaufen sie kontiki import keine deutsche version gunstig ein. Odd magnus williamson is not the king of norway, but he plays one on twitter. Trying and failing to convince book publishers of his theory that south americans inhabited polynesia in precolombian times, heyerdahl.
Legendary explorer thor heyerdals epic 4,300mile crossing of the pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for south americans to settle in polynesia in precolumbian times. Kontiki tells about the origin of heyerdahls idea and the events surrounding the groups voyage. In the acclaimed kontiki 20, which received a golden globe nomination for best foreign language film, hagen stars in the lead role as adventurer and scientist thor heyerdahl alongside his norwegian colleagues anders baasmo christiansen, odd magnus williamson, tobias santlemann, jakob ofteboro and agnes kittlesen, and swedish actor gustav. Based on the amazing true adventure of thor heyerdahl pel sverre hagen, kontiki is the tale of a norwegian explorer in 1947 who embarks on the voyage of a. Kon tiki, by thor heyerdahl, is one of my alltime favorite books, but this movie, alas, did not live up to the books standards. Having sacrificed everything for his mission, even his marriage, the success of the kon tiki expedition proves bittersweet for thor. Hermann watzingeranders bassmo christiansen, bengt danielsongustaf skarsgard, erik hesselbergoddmagnus williamson, knut hauglandtobias santelman. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kon tiki. With five loyal friends in tow, explorer thor heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the pacific.
The true story of thor heyerdahls legendary kon tiki voyage is captured in this academy award and golden globenominated film. Pal sverre valheim hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, oddmagnus williamson, agnes kittelsen. The role of thor heyerdahl is played by pal sverre hagen. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. I f nothing else, the factbased seafaring adventure kontiki allows one to revel in the basic pleasures of cinematic craftsmanship, which is a dying art in the age of the bloated summer blockbuster as recurring toy commercial. Oddmagnus williamson was born on september 14, 1980 in norway. This conventionality is a particular waste in the case of kon tiki, which details the legendary expedition that norwegian explorer, writer, and oscarwinning documentarian thor heyerdahl undertook in 1947. After financing the trip through loans and donations, they set off on this epic 101day.
Kontiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by joachim ronning and espen sandberg about the 1947 kontiki expedition. After gathering financing for the trip with loans and donations, they set off on an epic 101 daylong journey across 8,000 kilometers, all while the world was watching. The ocean has been mans highway from the days he built the first buoyant ships, long before he tamed the horse, invented wheels, and cut roads through the virgin jungles. Initially produced by nordisk film production norway and uks recorded picture company, the film has been picked up in the us by the weinstein company and expects an english language. Kontiki is a rousing adventure reminiscent of classic. Odd magnus williamson born september 14, 1980 is a norwegian copywriter, comedian, and actor. Kontiki is a strong import, fascinating and thrilling in equal measure and a film that is just as much about the perils of nature as it is about the gratification that comes with conquering it. Kon tiki by thor heyerdahl, first edition abebooks. Oddmagnus williamson actor, anders baasmo christiansen. Kontiki meere sind wege, keine barrieren kulturport. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific.
The film is an international coproduction between norway, denmark, germany, sweden, and the united kingdom. Apr 26, 20 if the mission depicted in kon tiki had a motto, itd be, heres hoping this works. In 2012, williamson portrayed the norwegian painter and sailor erik hesselberg, one of the members of thor heyerdahls kon tiki expedition, in a film of the same name in 2016, williamson joined the main cast of the. See more ideas about tiki, polynesian islands, thor. Pal sverre valheim hagen, gustaf skarsgard, odd magnus williamson actor. In 1947, he and five other men crossed the pacific ocean in a balsa wood raft, proving that precolumbian south americans could have crossed the sea and settled the polynesian islands. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. The story of six young men crossing the pacific on a balsawood raft makes as somerset maugham call it an incredible adventure which happens to be true, illustrated. New york, ny november 7, 2012 the weinstein company twc announced today they have acquired rights for the us, canada, united kingdom, and italy from hanway films kontiki. The crew of the kontiki played by oddmagnus williamson, tobias santelmann, anders baasmo christiansen, james oftebro and gustaf skarsgard. Pal sverre hagen, odd magnus williamson distributor. Based on the amazing true adventure of thor heyerdahl pel sverre hagen, kon tiki is the tale of a norwegian explorer in 1947 who embarks on the voyage of a lifetime to prove a point.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Pal sverre valheim hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, oddmagnus williamson, agnes kittelsen, gustaf skarsgard, jakob oftebro, tobias santelmann. In a dangerous seafaring adventure, six men sail from peru to polynesia on a fragile balsa wood raft, risking their lives for an idea that could change history. In the acclaimed kon tiki 20, which received a golden globe nomination for best foreign language film, hagen stars in the lead role as adventurer and scientist thor heyerdahl alongside his norwegian colleagues anders baasmo christiansen, odd magnus williamson, tobias santlemann, jakob ofteboro and agnes kittlesen, and swedish actor gustav.
If you want to know about the kon tiki, read thor heyerdals log book instead. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kontiki. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a. Having sacrificed everything for his mission, even his marriage, the success of the kontiki expedition proves bittersweet for thor. The kontiki was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, and kontiki is an old name for this god.
Pal sverre valheim hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, odd magnus williamson, agnes kittelsen, gustaf skarsgard, jakob oftebro, tobias santelmann. Pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, gustaf skarsgard, tobias santelmann, oddmagnus williamson. Based on the academy awardwinning documentary, kon tiki is the story of legendary norwegian explorer thor heyerdahl. Kon tiki tells about the origin of heyerdahls idea and the events surrounding the groups voyage. Pal sverre valheim hagen, gustaf skarsgard, odd magnus williamson. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. 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 precolumbian times could have crossed the sea to settle on polynesian islands. May 06, 20 odd magnus williamson is not the king of norway, but he plays one on twitter. With pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, gustaf skarsgard, oddmagnus williamson. Anders baasmo christiansen, gustaf skarsgalrd, odd magnus williamson. Much of the film takes place on a primitive balsawood raft thats meant to float 5,000 miles from peru to the. His delightful childrens book kontiki and i appeared in norwegian in 1949 and has since been published in more than 15 languages.
Weinstein company acquires rights to kontiki deadline. He is an actor and writer, known for kon tiki 2012, aber bergen 2016 and kaptein sabeltann og skatten i lama rama 2014. See more ideas about best adventure books, thor and conquistador. This dramatization of thor heyerdahls legendary expedition garnered an oscar nod for best foreign language film. Kontiki dvd jefferson county public library bibliocommons. Based on the newberywinning childrens books, this animated film follows a. The true story of thor heyerdahls legendary kontiki voyage is captured in this academy award and golden globenominated film.
In 2006, he landed his first role in a movie, when he joined the cast of the norwegian film reprise, where he played morten. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Kontiki dvd region 2 import keine deutsche version. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of. Kontiki, by thor heyerdahl, is one of my alltime favorite books, but this movie, alas, did not live up to the books standards. Nov 07, 2012 new york, ny november 7, 2012 the weinstein company twc announced today they have acquired rights for the us, canada, united kingdom, and italy from hanway films kontiki. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, gustaf skarsgard, tobias santelmann, odd magnus williamson. Kon tiki was the first hard back book i got with my own money great adventure story this cheaply made film does bring to view the. Williamson, oddmagnus, 1980 lc linked data service. Kontiki, by thor heyerdahl, is one of my alltime favorite books, but this movie, alas, did. Bengt danielsson 19211997 took on the role of steward, in charge of supplies and daily rations. Erik hesselberg 19141972 was the navigator and artist.
He painted the large kontiki figure on the rafts sail. Overview of kontiki, 2012, directed by espen sandberg, with pal hagen, gustaf skarsgard, odd magnus williamson, at turner classic movies. Tobias santelmann, gustaf skarsgard, oddmagnus williamson. Some 60 years ago, another film titled kontiki, which was about and directed by heyerdahl himself, won the oscar for best feature documentary. He is known to norwegian television audiences for his recurring appearance in commercials for the grocery chain ica and his performance on the man show. It heyerdahls story in the book titled kontiki was one of his favorite books when he was a kid and has great meaning for him. Part of the problem was the lead, pal sverre hagen. The first woman to row the kontiki route by fontenoy, maud and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Odd magnus williamson mit anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann, pal sverre valheim hagen, gustaf skarsgard, odd magnus williamson orell. Anders baasmo christiansen, tobias santelmann, gustaf skarsgard, odd magnus williamson. After gathering financing for the trip with loans and donations, they set off on an epic 101daylong journey across eight thousand kilometers, all. The kontiki expedition opened my eyes to what the ocean really is. The fake king of norway reigns on twitter speakeasy wsj. The 32yearold actor known to international audience goers as the everserious erick hesselberg in kon tiki.
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