The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

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1982-08-26

Drama, Adventure

Runtime: 140 minutes

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.

Featured Crew

Jörn Donner

Producer

Jan Troell

Director