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The Flight of the Eagle

“An insane dream to make the impossible possible.”

Director
Jan Troell
Year
1982
Runtime
2h 20m
Release
1982
Language
sv
Country
SE

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

  • #polar exploration
  • #hot air balloon
  • #19th century
  • #biography
  • #sweden
  • #north pole
  • #explorer

  • Directed by

    Jan Troell

  • Written by

    Klaus Rifbjerg & Ian Rakoff & Jan Troell & Georg Oddner

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