The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
2h 20m | PG-13
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.
Director: Jan Troell
Studio: Svenska Filminstitutet
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Video: 720p
Cast
Max von Sydow
as Salomon August Andrée
Göran Stangertz
as Nils Strindberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal
as Knut Frænkel
Clément Harari
as Henri Lachambre
Eva von Hanno
as Gurli Linder
Charlotta Larsson
as Anna Charlier