The Flight of the Eagle
1982, Swedish. Directed by Jan Troell.
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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Cast & crew
- Jan TroellDirector
- Max von SydowSalomon August Andrée
- Göran StangertzNils Strindberg
- Sverre Anker OusdalKnut Frænkel
- Clément HarariHenri Lachambre
- Eva von HannoGurli Linder
- Charlotta LarssonAnna Charlier
- Jan-Olof StrandbergDr. Nils Ekholm
- Henric HolmbergVilhelm Svedenborg
- Ulla SjöblomAndrée's Sister
- Mimi PollakMina Andrée
- Siv EricksMrs. Assarsson
- Cornelis VreeswijkLundström
Details
- Released
- 26 August 1982
- Original title
- Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
- Country
- Germany, Norway, Sweden
- Written by
- Ian Rakoff, Klaus Rifbjerg, Jan Troell
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Who directed The Flight of the Eagle?
The Flight of the Eagle (1982) was directed by Jan Troell and stars Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal.