1982DramaAdventure2h 20m

The Flight of the Eagle

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

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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Information

StatusReleased
Original Languagesv

Keywords

swedenhot air balloonbiographynorth poleexplorerpolar exploration19th century

Production

Svenska Filminstitutet
Svenska Filminstitutet
SVT
SVT
SF Studios
SF Studios
Polyphon
Polyphon