The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

08/26/1982 (DE) • 2h 20m

Drama, Adventure

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

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.

Top Billed 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

Charlotta Larsson

Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom

Andrée's Sister


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

sweden

hot air balloon

biography

north pole

explorer

polar exploration

19th century

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