The Flight of the Eagle

1982    2h 20m
Adventure, Biography, Drama
7.273%70%
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The Swedish 19th century engineer S. A. 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.
Directed By
Jan Troell
Written By
Georg Oddner, Jan Troell,
Studio
Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions,

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Cast of The Flight of the Eagle
  • Max von SydowSalomon August Andrée
  • Göran StangertzNils Strindberg
  • Sverre Anker OusdalKnut Frænkel
  • Clément HarariHenri Lachambre
  • Eva von HannoGurli Linder
  • Charlotta LarssonAnna Charlier
  • Jan-Olof StrandbergDr. Nils Ekholm
  • Henric HolmbergVilhelm Svedenborg
  • Ulla SjöblomAndrée's Sister
  • Mimi PollakMina Andrée
  • Siv EricksMrs. Assarsson
  • Cornelis VreeswijkLundström
  • Ingvar KjellsonAlfred Nobel
  • Bruno SörwingKing Oscar II of Sweden
  • Åke WhilneyThe Captain
  • Berto MarklundThe Ship's Doctor
  • Knut HusebøFridtjof Nansen
  • Allan SchulmanAdolf Erik Nordenskiöld
  • Staffan LiljanderThe Inventor
  • Lasse PöystiPhotographer
  • Peter SchildtAndrée's Clerk
  • Henrik SchildtNils Linder
  • Mårten Larsson
  • Sture Hovstadius
  • Olle Grönstedt
  • Bruno Balp
  • Angelica Lundqvist
  • Jakob Setterberg
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