The Flight of the Eagle

Name: The Flight of the Eagle
Director: Jan Troell
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Released: 1982-08-26
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari, Eva von Hanno

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1982 · 140 min · Drama · Adventure · TMDB 7.0/10

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

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