The Flight of the Eagle(1982)

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.

Genre: Drama, Adventure

Director: Jan Troell

Actors: Max von Sydow, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Göran Stangertz, Eva von Hanno, Charlotta Larsson, Clément Harari, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Jan-Olof Strandberg, Henric Holmberg, Mimi Pollak

Release date: 1982-08-26

Country of origin: Germany, Norway, Sweden

Length: 2h 20m

Ratings:

• 7.2/10