The Flight of the Eagle
First aired on Aug 26, 1982
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 not heard of 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
Jan Troell | Director
Jörn Donner | Producer
Jan Troell | Director of Photography
Henrik von Sydow | Art Department Assistant
Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson | Electrician
Johan Thorén | First Assistant Director
