
The Flight of the Eagle
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.
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Movie Details
- Original Title: Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
- Genres: Drama, Adventure
- Release Date: 1982-08-26
- Runtime: 140 minutes
- Rating: 7.038/10 (26 votes)
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Production Companies: Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
- Status: Released
- Popularity: 0.586
- Languages: French, German, Swedish
Cast & Crew

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

Jan-Olof Strandberg
as Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg
as Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom
as Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak
as Mina Andrée
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The Flight of the Eagle is a Drama, Adventure movie directed by . It was released on 1982-08-26.
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An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
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The Flight of the Eagle has an IMDb rating of 7.038/10 based on 26 votes.
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