The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
Drama · Adventure
Overview
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.
Cast
- Max von Sydow as Salomon August Andrée
- Göran Stangertz as Nils Strindberg
- Sverre Anker Ousdal as Knut Frænkel
- Clément Harari as Henri Lachambre
- Eva von Hanno as Gurli Linder
- Charlotta Larsson as Anna Charlier
- Jan-Olof Strandberg as Dr. Nils Ekholm
- Henric Holmberg as Vilhelm Svedenborg
- Ulla Sjöblom as Andrée's Sister
- Mimi Pollak as Mina Andrée