The Flight of the Eagle
“An insane dream to make the impossible possible.”
7.0(26 votes)
August 26, 1982
2h 20m
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.
Director
Jan TroellWriters
Paul Davids, Ian Rakoff, Klaus Rifbjerg
