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19822h 20mSwedish

The Flight of the Eagle

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

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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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DirectorJan Troell

Keywords

swedenhot air balloonbiographynorth poleexplorerpolar exploration19th century

Cast

Max von Sydow as Salomon August Andrée

Max von Sydow

Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz as Nils Strindberg

Göran Stangertz

Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal as Knut Frænkel

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari as Henri Lachambre

Clément Harari

Henri Lachambre

Eva von Hanno as Gurli Linder

Eva von Hanno

Gurli Linder

Charlotta Larsson as Anna Charlier

Charlotta Larsson

Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg as Dr. Nils Ekholm

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg as Vilhelm Svedenborg

Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom as Andrée's Sister

Ulla Sjöblom

Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak as Mina Andrée

Mimi Pollak

Mina Andrée