The Flight of the Eagle (7.0)

Movie · 1982 · 2 h 36 min · Drama, Adventure

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.

Directed by: Jan Troell

Starring Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari, Eva von Hanno, Charlotta Larsson, Jan-Olof Strandberg, Henric Holmberg, Ulla Sjöblom, Mimi Pollak

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