The Flight of the Eagle ·Ingenjör Andrées luftfärdAn 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.

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Drama
Adventure
Release Date

Aug 26, 1982

Duration: 2h 20 min

Popularity: 0.5685
25 votes
Directed by

Jan Troell

Screenplay by

Ian RakoffGeorg OddnerKlaus RifbjergJan Troell

Productions

Svenska Filminstitutet (SE)Bold Productions (SE)SVT (SE)SF Studios (SE)Norsk Film (NO)Adnorsk Polyphon (DE)

Budget

Revenue: NA

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Jan Troell

Director

Johan Thorén

First Assistant Director

Kerstin Sundberg

Script Supervisor

Gunilla Algsjö

First Assistant Director

Göran Lindberg

First Assistant Director