The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-08-26

Languages:

Swedish, French, English

Countries:

Sweden, West Germany, Norway

Runtime:

145 min

IMDB Ratings:

(416 Reviews)

Director:

Jan Troell

Cast:

Writer:

Georg Oddner

Ian Rakoff

Klaus Rifbjerg

Per Olof Sundman (novel)

Jan Troell

Fullplot:

The Swedish 19th century engineer S. A. Andrèe 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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By:

Kathryn Sosa

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