The Flight of the Eagle
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.
Drama
Adventure
7.0
26 reviewsRuntime: 140 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 1982-08-26
Director(s): Jan Troell
Production: Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
Languages: French, German, Swedish
IMDB: tt0084136
