

The Flight of the Eagle
Visit website7.0/10 • 26
1982-08-26 • 2h 20m
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
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.
- Directors
- Jan Troell
- Editors
- Jan Troell

The Flight of the Eagle
Visit website1982-08-26 • 2h 20m
7.0/10 • 26
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
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.
- Directors
- Jan Troell
- Editors
- Jan Troell
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsMax 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
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- Released
- Original Language
- Swedish
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- Keywords
- swedenhot air balloonbiographynorth poleexplorerpolar exploration19th century