The Flight of the Eagle
The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."

7.0 (26 votes)
2h 20m
August 26, 1982
SV

Synopsis

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.

Director

Jan Troell

Writers

Ian Rakoff, Georg Oddner, Klaus Rifbjerg

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Original Title

Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd

Status

Released

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Production

Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT