Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1982-08-26
Languagesv
Runtime2h 20m
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
7.0(30)
•1982•2h 20mThe Flight of the Eagle
"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."
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.
Principal Cast
49 credited
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