poster
The Flight of the Eagle

First aired on Aug 26, 1982

Runtime: 140 mins

70%

Genres: Drama, Adventure

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
crew image
Jan Troell | Director
crew image
Jörn Donner | Producer
crew image
Jan Troell | Director of Photography
crew image
Henrik von Sydow | Art Department Assistant
crew image
Staffan Hedqvist | Production Manager
crew image
Ulf Axén | Art Direction