TMDb Rating
7.0/10
26 verified votes
The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
DramaAdventure
140 min
"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."
Plot 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 never heard from again.
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DramaAdventureJan TroellMax von SydowGöran Stangertz1982
Director
Jan Troell
Top Cast
Max von SydowGöran StangertzSverre Anker OusdalClément HarariEva von Hanno
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