The Flight of the Eagle
- Drama
- Adventure
8/26/1982
140
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 not heard of again.
- Director:
Cast
Max von SydowSalomon August Andrée- Göran StangertzNils Strindberg
- Sverre Anker OusdalKnut Frænkel
- Clément HarariHenri Lachambre
Eva von HannoGurli Linder- Charlotta LarssonAnna Charlier
- Jan-Olof StrandbergDr. Nils Ekholm
- Henric HolmbergVilhelm Svedenborg
- Ulla SjöblomAndrée's Sister
- Mimi PollakMina Andrée
- Siv EricksMrs. Assarsson
- Cornelis VreeswijkLundström
- Ingvar KjellsonAlfred Nobel
Bruno SörwingKing Oscar II of Sweden- Åke WihlneyThe Captain
- Berto MarklundThe Ship's Doctor