Movie: The Flight of the Eagle

Top 10 Billed Cast

Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow

Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz
Göran Stangertz

Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal
Sverre Anker Ousdal

Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari
Clément Harari

Henri Lachambre

Eva von Hanno
Eva von Hanno

Gurli Linder

Charlotta Larsson
Charlotta Larsson

Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg
Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg
Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom
Ulla Sjöblom

Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak
Mimi Pollak

Mina Andrée

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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 never heard from again.

  • Release Date

    1982-08-26

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

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