The Flight of the Eagle

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

7.0

August 26, 1982

2h 20m

Drama Adventure

"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."

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.