The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

An insane dream to make the impossible possible. 1982-08-26 Germany, Norway, Sweden 140 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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

Max von Sydow is Salomon August Andrée
Salomon August Andrée
Göran Stangertz is Nils Strindberg
Nils Strindberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal is Knut Frænkel
Knut Frænkel
Clément Harari is Henri Lachambre
Henri Lachambre
Eva von Hanno is Gurli Linder
Gurli Linder
Charlotta Larsson is Anna Charlier
Anna Charlier
Jan-Olof Strandberg is Dr. Nils Ekholm
Dr. Nils Ekholm
Henric Holmberg is Vilhelm Svedenborg
Vilhelm Svedenborg
Ulla Sjöblom is Andrée's Sister
Andrée's Sister
Mimi Pollak is Mina Andrée
Mina Andrée
Siv Ericks is Mrs. Assarsson
Mrs. Assarsson
Cornelis Vreeswijk is Lundström
Lundström

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