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.
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Featured Crew
Jan Troell | Director
Jörn Donner | Producer
Jan Troell | Director of Photography
Henrik von Sydow | Art Department Assistant
Staffan Hedqvist | Production Manager
Ulf Axén | Art Direction