The Flight of the Eagle

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TitleIngenjör Andrées luftfärd
User score

7

Release dateAug 26, 1982
GenreDrama, Adventure
DirectorJan Troell
Production countryGermany, Norway, Sweden
Production companiesSvenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
Run time140 min.

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.

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