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
Klaus Rifbjerg
Screenplay
Ian Rakoff
Screenplay
Georg Oddner
Screenplay
Original NameIngenjör Andrées luftfärd (The Flight of the Eagle)
StatusReleased: 43 years ago
August 26, 1982
Languagesvenska
Spoken LanguagesDeutsch, Français, svenska
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