The Flight of the Eagle
Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
1982 · 2h 20m · Adventure, Drama · Germany, Norway · Rated 12 (NO)
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
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.
Directed by
Jan TroellBased on the novel by
Per Olof Sundman6.3Smart score
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19th centurybiographyexplorerhot air balloonnorth polepolar explorationsweden
Rating12 (NO)
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