

The 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.
Movie Details
Languages
French
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Studio
Svenska Filminstitutet
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Key Crew

Jörn Donner
Producer

Jan Troell
Director

Klaus Rifbjerg
Screenplay

Jan Troell
Screenplay
Cast

Max von Sydow
Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz
Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal
Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari
Henri Lachambre

Eva von Hanno
Gurli Linder
Charlotta Larsson
Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg
Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg
Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom
Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak
Mina Andrée

Siv Ericks
Mrs. Assarsson

Cornelis Vreeswijk
Lundström

Ingvar Kjellson
Alfred Nobel
Bruno Sörwing
King Oscar II of Sweden
Åke Wihlney
The Captain
Berto Marklund
The Ship's Doctor

Knut Husebø
Fridtjof Nansen
Allan Schulman
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Staffan Liljander
The Inventor
Lasse Pöysti
Photographer