The Flight of the Eagle
1982/08/26 (US) | Drama, Adventure
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.
Jan Troell
Director
Klaus Rifbjerg
Screenplay
Ian Rakoff
Screenplay
Jan Troell
Screenplay
Georg Oddner
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Max von Sydow
Salomon August Andrée
Göran Stangertz
Nils Strindberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Knut Frænkel
Clément Harari
Henri Lachambre
Eva von Hanno
Gurli Linder
No Image
Charlotta Larsson
Anna Charlier
Jan-Olof Strandberg
Dr. Nils Ekholm
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Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Svenska Filminstitutet
- Bold Productions
- SVT
- SF Studios
Crews
Jörn Donner
Producer
Jan Troell
Director of Photography
Henrik von Sydow
Art Department Assistant
Staffan Hedqvist
Production Manager
Ulf Axén
Art Direction
Georg Oddner
Editorial Consultant
Kerstin Sundberg
Script Supervisor