The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

1982
2h 20m
7.0

7.0/10

28 votes • View on IMDb
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.

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Language: SV

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Production Information

Production Companies
Svenska Filminstitutet Bold Productions SVT SF Studios Norsk Film Adnorsk Polyphon
Production Countries
Germany Norway Sweden
Spoken Languages
French German Swedish

Keywords

sweden hot air balloon biography north pole explorer polar exploration 19th century

Quick Facts

Original Title Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
Release Date August 26, 1982
Status Released
Language SV
IMDb ID tt0084136

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

Charlotta Larsson
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

Siv Ericks
Siv Ericks

Mrs. Assarsson

Cornelis Vreeswijk
Cornelis Vreeswijk

Lundström

Key Crew

Jan Troell
Director
Jörn Donner
Producer
Klaus Rifbjerg
Screenplay
Ian Rakoff
Screenplay
Jan Troell
Screenplay
Georg Oddner
Screenplay
Göran Setterberg
Executive Producer