The Flight of the Eagle
1982
DramaAdventure
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 not heard of again.
"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."
Rating
7
25 votesPopularity
0.3779
Origin & Countries
SE | sv | Germany,Norway,Sweden
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet,Bold Productions,SVT,SF Studios,Norsk Film,Adnorsk,Polyphon
Runtime
140 min.
Status
Released
Release: 8/26/1982
Credits
Jan TroellDirector
Max von SydowSalomon August Andrée
Göran StangertzNils Strindberg
Sverre Anker OusdalKnut Frænkel
Clément HarariHenri Lachambre
