The Flight of the Eagle

1982

2h 20m

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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.

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Writers

Paul Davids(story consultant by)
Ian Rakoff(screenplay by)
Georg Oddner(screenplay by)
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Max von Sydow
Salomon August Andrée
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Göran Stangertz
Nils Strindberg
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Sverre Anker Ousdal
Knut Frænkel
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Clément Harari
Henri Lachambre
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Eva von Hanno
Gurli Linder
Charlotta Larsson
Anna Charlier
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Jan-Olof Strandberg
Dr. Nils Ekholm
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Henric Holmberg
Vilhelm Svedenborg
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Ulla Sjöblom
Andrée's Sister
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Mimi Pollak
Mina Andrée
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Siv Ericks
Mrs. Assarsson
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Ingvar Kjellson
Alfred Nobel
Bruno Sörwing
King Oscar II of Sweden
Åke Wihlney
The Captain
Berto Marklund
The Ship's Doctor
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Knut Husebø
Fridtjof Nansen
Allan Schulman
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

Directors

Writers

Paul Davids(story consultant by)
Ian Rakoff(screenplay by)
Georg Oddner(screenplay by)

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Release date

August 26, 1982 (United States)

Country of origin

Germany

Languages

French
German
Swedish

Production companies

Svenska Filminstitutet
Bold Productions

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