

The Flight of the Eagle
1982-08-26 · 140 min · ★ 7.0
The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are never heard from again.
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- Directors
- Jan Troell
- Production companies
- Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
- Countries
- Germany, Norway, Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Max von SydowSalomon August Andrée
Göran StangertzNils Strindberg
Sverre Anker OusdalKnut Frænkel
Clément HarariHenri Lachambre
Eva von HannoGurli Linder
Jan-Olof StrandbergDr. Nils Ekholm
Henric HolmbergVilhelm Svedenborg
Ulla SjöblomAndrée's Sister
Mimi PollakMina Andrée
Siv EricksMrs. Assarsson
Cornelis VreeswijkLundström
Ingvar KjellsonAlfred Nobel
Knut HusebøFridtjof NansenTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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