The Flight of the Eagle
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
August 26, 1982
140 min
SV
✓ Released 16007 days ago
Drama
Adventure
7.0
User Score
29 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Jan Troell
Runtime: 140 min
Top 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
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