The Flight of the Eagle

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.

Directed by Jan Troell

Top 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

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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

Ingvar Kjellson

Alfred Nobel

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Bruno Sörwing

King Oscar II of Sweden

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Åke Wihlney

The Captain

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Berto Marklund

The Ship's Doctor

Knut Husebø

Fridtjof Nansen

A

Allan Schulman

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

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Staffan Liljander

The Inventor

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Lasse Pöysti

Photographer

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