The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
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 not heard of again.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sv |
| Popularity | 0.45 |
Directed By
Jan Troell
Crew
Jan Troell
Jörn Donner
Jan Troell
Henrik von Sydow
Staffan Hedqvist
Ulf Axén
Georg Oddner
Kerstin Sundberg
Gunilla Algsjö
Göran Lindberg
Johan Thorén
Ann Collenberg
Inger Martin
Margit Sörwing
Mischa Gavrjusjov
Ove Alström
Nils Strindberg
Ted Lindahl
Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson
Sten Lindberg
Stefan Hencz
Björn Ryd
Thyra Perlholm
Björn Selander
Christer Berglund
Palle Mikkelborg
Gunilla Allard
Olle Isaksson
Mats Larsson
Peter Bolle
Rolf Persson
Nils Lund
Paul Sonesson
Botvid Kihlman
Pontus Lindbladh
Marie Carlberg
Kirsi Moliis
Gunnel Blomberg
Tania Alyhr
Eva Rizell
Thomas Diseth
Harry Lind
Per Hjort
Kaj Grönberg
Paul Davids
Einar Persson
Görel Engstrand
Johan Thorén
Ole Christian Hansen
Karin Dierks Eckardt
Lars Logårdh
Lisbeth Zachrisson
Klaus Rifbjerg
Ian Rakoff
Jan Troell
Georg Oddner
Per Olof Sundman
Göran Setterberg
Carl-Axel Dominique
Hans-Erik Philip
Jan Troell
Ulf Axén
Tin Andersén
Siw Jærbyn
Lissy Jansson
Göran Carmback
Berndt Frithiof
Håkan Lindberg
Stefan Ljungberg
Lars C. Lundberg
Lasse Summanen
Jacob Trier
Leif Westerlund
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
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
Bruno Sörwing
King Oscar II of Sweden
Åke Wihlney
The Captain
Berto Marklund
The Ship's Doctor
Knut Husebø
Fridtjof Nansen
Allan Schulman
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Staffan Liljander
The Inventor
Lasse Pöysti
Photographer
Peter Schildt
Andrée's Clerk
Henrik Schildt
Nils Linder
Mårten Larsson
chairman
Sture Hovstadius
journalist
Olle Grönstedt
journalist
Angelica Lundqvist
girl with the eyes
Jakob Setterberg
Andrée (child)
Per Olof Ultvedt
sculptor
Botvid Kihlman
officer 1
Ulf Ståbi
officer 2
Seve Ungermark
journalist
Charlotte Lewenhaupt
ice bear
Carina Reich
ice bear
Charlotte Assarsson
dancer
Ann-Charlotte Bengtsson
dancer
Cecilia Eliasson
dancer
My Holmsten
dancer
Carina Jarlemark-Borg
dancer
Marga Pettersson
dancer
Susie Sulocki
dancer
Annika Listén
dancer
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