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The Flight of the Eagle

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.

1982 |2h 20m |  Drama, Adventure

Cast

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Max von Sydow

Salomon August Andrée

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Göran Stangertz

Nils Strindberg

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Sverre Anker Ousdal

Knut Frænkel

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Clément Harari

Henri Lachambre

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Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

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Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

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Ulla Sjöblom

Andrée's Sister

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Mimi Pollak

Mina Andrée

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Siv Ericks

Mrs. Assarsson

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Cornelis Vreeswijk

Lundström

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Ingvar Kjellson

Alfred Nobel

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Knut Husebø

Fridtjof Nansen

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Peter Schildt

Andrée's Clerk

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Henrik Schildt

Nils Linder

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Bruno Balp

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Jakob Setterberg

Andrée (child)

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My Holmsten

dancer

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Status

Released

Language

German, French, Swedish

Budget

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