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The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

19827.02h 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.

Directed by Jan Troell
Written by Paul Davids, Klaus Rifbjerg, Ian Rakoff
Produced by Jörn Donner
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Top Cast

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz

Göran Stangertz

Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari

Clément Harari

Henri Lachambre

Eva von Hanno

Eva von Hanno

Gurli Linder

C

Charlotta Larsson

Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg

Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom

Ulla Sjöblom

Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak

Mimi Pollak

Mina Andrée

Themes & Keywords

swedenhot air balloonbiographynorth poleexplorerpolar exploration19th century

About The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle is a drama, adventure film released in 1982 exploring themes of sweden, hot air balloon, biography, north pole, explorer, polar exploration. Directed by Jan Troell, it stars Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal. 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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