Kon-Tiki (1950)

This is the film I thought I was getting when I checked out the other Kon-Tiki movie. The impact of this one might be greater after seeing that newer film. This shows the actual footage from the expedition shot by Thor Heyerdahl and his crew. There’s a much more real sense of the danger and scope of what the group was putting themselves through versus the somewhat sanitized, artificial Hollywood-ized version seen in the narrative film.

Oscar Win: Best Documentary, Features