Drama / Adventure

The Flight of the Eagle.

Name: The Flight of the Eagle
Director: Jan Troell
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Released: 1982-08-26
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 7.0

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

7.0/ 1019822h 20mSV

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.

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Directed by Jan Troell

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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

Charlotta Larsson

Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

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