The Flight of the Eagle
- Drama
- Adventure
8/26/1982
140
Storyline
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