The Flight of the Eagle
The Flight of the Eagle
NR
7.0
·

1982

·

140m

The Flight of the Eagle

Summary

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.

Director, Screenplay

Jan Troell

Novel

Per Olof Sundman

Screenplay

Klaus Rifbjerg

Screenplay

Ian Rakoff

Screenplay

Georg Oddner

Story Consultant

Paul Davids

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Swedish

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

sweden
hot air balloon
biography
north pole
explorer
polar exploration
19th century