The Flight of the Eagle
“An insane dream to make the impossible possible.”
7.0
1982
2h 20m
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 never heard from again.
Key Crew
Director
Jan Troell
Producers
Jörn Donner
Writers
Ian Rakoff
Klaus Rifbjerg
Jan Troell
Cinematography
Jan Troell
Music
Hans-Erik Philip
Cast (49)
Max von Sydow
Salomon August Andrée
Göran Stangertz
Nils Strindberg
