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The Flight of the Eagle(1982)

1208/26/1982 (SE)DramaAdventure2h 20m
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An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

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 not heard of again.

Jan Troell

Director

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Movie Cast

Max von Sydow photo

Max von Sydow

Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz photo

Göran Stangertz

Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal photo

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari photo

Clément Harari

Henri Lachambre

Eva von Hanno photo

Eva von Hanno

Gurli Linder

Charlotta Larsson photo

Charlotta Larsson

Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg photo

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg photo

Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom photo

Ulla Sjöblom

Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak photo

Mimi Pollak

Mina Andrée

Siv Ericks photo

Siv Ericks

Mrs. Assarsson

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanySvenska Filminstitutet

Original LanguageSwedish

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