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The Flight of the Eagle

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

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The Flight of the Eagle — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • August 26, 1982
  • Runtime
  • 140 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Adventure
  • Director
  • Jan Troell

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The Flight of the Eagle — Cast

Max von Sydow photo Max von Sydow Salomon August Andrée Göran Stangertz photo Göran Stangertz Nils Strindberg Sverre Anker Ousdal photo Sverre Anker Ousdal Knut Frænkel Clément Harari photo Clément Harari Henri Lachambre Eva von Hanno photo Eva von Hanno Gurli Linder Charlotta Larsson Anna Charlier Jan-Olof Strandberg photo Jan-Olof Strandberg Dr. Nils Ekholm Henric Holmberg photo Henric Holmberg Vilhelm Svedenborg

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