The Flight of the Eagle

Name: The Flight of the Eagle
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Released: 26 Aug 1982
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari, Eva von Hanno

An insane dream to make the impossible possible. 1982-08-26 Germany, Norway, Sweden 140 minutes.

7.00 26 votes

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

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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.

Year 1982

Studio Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon

Director Jan Troell

Crew Jan Troell (Director), Jörn Donner (Producer), Jan Troell (Director of Photography), Henrik von Sydow (Art Department Assistant), Staffan Hedqvist (Production Manager), Ulf Axén (Art Direction)

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Language Français, Deutsch, svenska