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The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 26, 1982

Runtime

2h 20m

Genres

Drama, Adventure

User Score

70%

Original Title

Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd

Production Companies

Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon

Director

Jan Troell

Description

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 not heard of again.