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The Flight of the Eagle
The Flight of the Eagle
Drama, Adventure 08/26/1982

The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."

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Overview

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.

Jan Troell

Director

Klaus Rifbjerg

Screenplay

Ian Rakoff

Screenplay