The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

7.0/10 140 min Drama Adventure

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.

Cast

Max von Sydow

Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz

Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari

Henri Lachambre

Eva von Hanno

Gurli Linder

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom

Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak

Mina Andrée

Siv Ericks

Mrs. Assarsson

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Lundström

Ingvar Kjellson

Alfred Nobel

Knut Husebø

Fridtjof Nansen

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