Film
The Flight of the Eagle
1982 · 2h 20m · Drama · Adventure
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
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- 7.2
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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 never heard from again.
Cast
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
Jan-Olof Strandberg
Dr. Nils Ekholm
Henric Holmberg
Vilhelm Svedenborg
Ulla Sjöblom
Andrée's Sister
Mimi Pollak
Mina Andrée
Siv Ericks
Mrs. Assarsson
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Lundström
Ingvar Kjellson
Alfred Nobel
Bruno Sörwing
King Oscar II of Sweden
Åke Wihlney
The Captain
Berto Marklund
The Ship's Doctor
Crew
- Jan TroellDirector · Director of Photography · Screenplay · Editor
- Klaus RifbjergScreenplay
- Ian RakoffScreenplay
- Georg OddnerScreenplay
- Per Olof SundmanNovel
- Jörn DonnerProducer
- Göran SetterbergExecutive Producer
- Carl-Axel DominiqueOriginal Music Composer
- Hans-Erik PhilipOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 26, 1982
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rated
- 12
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure
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