The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
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.
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Cast
- Max von Sydow — Salomon August Andrée
- Göran Stangertz — Nils Strindberg
- Sverre Anker Ousdal — Knut Frænkel
- Clément Harari — Henri Lachambre
- Eva von Hanno — Gurli Linder
- Charlotta Larsson — Anna Charlier
- Jan-Olof Strandberg — Dr. Nils Ekholm
- Henric Holmberg — Vilhelm Svedenborg
- Ulla Sjöblom — Andrée's Sister
- Mimi Pollak — Mina Andrée
- Siv Ericks — Mrs. Assarsson
- Cornelis Vreeswijk — Lundström
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