The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

2h 20m 7.0/10

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz

Göran Stangertz

Nils Strindberg

Clément Harari

Clément Harari

Henri Lachambre

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Knut Frænkel

Eva von Hanno

Eva von Hanno

Gurli Linder

Charlotta Larsson

Anna Charlier

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