The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

1982 2h 20mDir. Jan Troell
7.0/ 10
DramaAdventure

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 & Crew

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz

Göran Stangertz

Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari

Clément Harari

Henri Lachambre

Eva von Hanno

Eva von Hanno

Gurli Linder

C

Charlotta Larsson

Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg

Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom

Ulla Sjöblom

Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak

Mimi Pollak

Mina Andrée

Siv Ericks

Siv Ericks

Mrs. Assarsson

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Lundström

Ingvar Kjellson

Ingvar Kjellson

Alfred Nobel

B

Bruno Sörwing

King Oscar II of Sweden

Å

Åke Wihlney

The Captain

B

Berto Marklund

The Ship's Doctor

Knut Husebø

Knut Husebø

Fridtjof Nansen

A

Allan Schulman

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

S

Staffan Liljander

The Inventor

L

Lasse Pöysti

Photographer

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