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The Flight of the Eagle
The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

Genres

DramaAdventure

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

26 August 1982

Country

Germany

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

Siv Ericks

Siv Ericks

Mrs. Assarsson

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Lundström

Ingvar Kjellson

Ingvar Kjellson

Alfred Nobel

Bruno Sörwing

Bruno Sörwing

King Oscar II of Sweden

Åke Wihlney

Åke Wihlney

The Captain

Berto Marklund

Berto Marklund

The Ship's Doctor

Knut Husebø

Knut Husebø

Fridtjof Nansen

Allan Schulman

Allan Schulman

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

Staffan Liljander

Staffan Liljander

The Inventor

Lasse Pöysti

Lasse Pöysti

Photographer

Peter Schildt

Peter Schildt

Andrée's Clerk

Henrik Schildt

Henrik Schildt

Nils Linder

Mårten Larsson

Mårten Larsson

chairman

Sture Hovstadius

Sture Hovstadius

journalist

Olle Grönstedt

Olle Grönstedt

journalist

Bruno Balp

Bruno Balp

Angelica Lundqvist

Angelica Lundqvist

girl with the eyes

Jakob Setterberg

Jakob Setterberg

Andrée (child)

Per Olof Ultvedt

Per Olof Ultvedt

sculptor

Botvid Kihlman

Botvid Kihlman

officer 1

Ulf Ståbi

Ulf Ståbi

officer 2

Seve Ungermark

Seve Ungermark

journalist

Mac Hertzman-Ericson

Mac Hertzman-Ericson

Gunilla Franzén

Gunilla Franzén

EwaMaria Björkström-Roos

EwaMaria Björkström-Roos

Anders Wallgren

Anders Wallgren

Barbro Samuelsson

Barbro Samuelsson

Christina Lindström

Christina Lindström

Richard Malm

Richard Malm

Charlotte Lewenhaupt

Charlotte Lewenhaupt

ice bear

Carina Reich

Carina Reich

ice bear

Charlotte Assarsson

Charlotte Assarsson

dancer

Ann-Charlotte Bengtsson

Ann-Charlotte Bengtsson

dancer

Cecilia Eliasson

Cecilia Eliasson

dancer

My Holmsten

My Holmsten

dancer

Carina Jarlemark-Borg

Carina Jarlemark-Borg

dancer

Marga Pettersson

Marga Pettersson

dancer

Susie Sulocki

Susie Sulocki

dancer

Annika Listén

Annika Listén

dancer

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