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1982

The Flight of the Eagle

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.

Credits

Director

Jan Troell

Cast

Max von Sydow , Göran Stangertz , Sverre Anker Ousdal , Clément Harari , Eva von Hanno , Charlotta Larsson , Jan-Olof Strandberg , Henric Holmberg , Ulla Sjöblom , Mimi Pollak

Studios

SF Studios , SVT , Svenska Filminstitutet , Polyphon , Norsk Film , Bold Productions , Adnorsk

Genres

Drama Adventure

External

IMDb

Posters

5
The Flight of the Eagle (1982) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Flight of the Eagle (1982) international poster - US
US international
The Flight of the Eagle (1982) character poster - SV
SV character
The Flight of the Eagle (1982) teaser poster - NO
NO teaser
The Flight of the Eagle (1982) imax poster - SV
SV imax

Awards

0 wins, 1 nomination
Nom Best International Feature Film The Flight of the Eagle 1982

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