The Flight of the Eagle

Movie"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."
Audience Score
70
The Flight of the Eagle
NR 2 hr 20 minDrama, 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 not heard of again.
StarringMax von SydowGöran StangertzSverre Anker Ousdal
DirectorJan Troell

Movie Details

Original Language:Swedish
Executive Producers:Göran Setterberg
Production Companies:Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
Movie Tags:
biography19th centuryswedenexplorernorth polehot air balloonpolar exploration