The Flight of the Eagle

Name: The Flight of the Eagle
Director: Jan Troell
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Released: 1982-08-26
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari, Eva von Hanno

HDIMDB: 7.0

The Flight of the Eagle (1982) is a drama, adventure directed by Jan Troell rated 7.0/10.

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.

Released: 1982-08-26

Duration: 2h 20m

Genre: Drama, Adventure

Country: Germany, Norway

Director: Jan Troell

Writer: Klaus Rifbjerg, Ian Rakoff, Jan Troell

Cast: Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari

Production: Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions