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The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

★ 7.0/10 140 min Drama, Adventure Germany, Norway, Sweden Swedish
Director: Jan Troell
Streaming: Not available
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

Description

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.

Top Cast

Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow Salomon August Andrée
Göran Stangertz
Göran Stangertz Nils Strindberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Sverre Anker Ousdal Knut Frænkel
Clément Harari
Clément Harari Henri Lachambre
Eva von Hanno
Eva von Hanno Gurli Linder
Charlotta Larsson Anna Charlier
Jan-Olof Strandberg
Jan-Olof Strandberg Dr. Nils Ekholm
Henric Holmberg
Henric Holmberg Vilhelm Svedenborg

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