The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
Original Title: Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
Adventure
Drama
7.0 (30 votes)
2h 20m
Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Jan Troell
- Original Language
- Swedish
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Åke Wihlney
Bruno Sörwing
Charlotta Larsson
Clément Harari
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Eva von Hanno
Göran Stangertz
Henric Holmberg
Ingvar Kjellson
Jan-Olof Strandberg
Max von Sydow
Mimi Pollak
Siv Ericks
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Ulla Sjöblom
Keywords
19th century
biography
explorer
hot air balloon
north pole
polar exploration
sweden
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