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 never heard from again.
The Flight of the EagleDrama, Adventure
Cast
- Max von Sydow — Salomon August Andrée
- Göran Stangertz — Nils Strindberg
- Sverre Anker Ousdal — Knut Frænkel
- Clément Harari — Henri Lachambre
- Eva von Hanno — Gurli Linder
- Charlotta Larsson — Anna Charlier
- Jan-Olof Strandberg — Dr. Nils Ekholm
- Henric Holmberg — Vilhelm Svedenborg
- Ulla Sjöblom — Andrée's Sister
- Mimi Pollak — Mina Andrée
- Siv Ericks — Mrs. Assarsson
- Cornelis Vreeswijk — Lundström
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