The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

Drama
Adventure

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.

Cast

Salomon August Andrée
Nils Strindberg
Mrs. Assarsson
Alfred Nobel
King Oscar II of Sweden
The Captain
The Ship's Doctor
Fridtjof Nansen
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Photographer
Knut Frænkel
Andrée's Clerk
Nils Linder
Henri Lachambre
Gurli Linder
Anna Charlier
Dr. Nils Ekholm
Vilhelm Svedenborg
Andrée's Sister
Mina Andrée

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