
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.
~ An insane dream to make the impossible possible.Jan Troell
Director
Per Olof Sundman
Novel
Ian Rakoff
Screenplay
Klaus Rifbjerg
Screenplay
Georg Oddner
Screenplay