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 never heard from again.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sv |
| Popularity | 0.5866 |
Directed By
Jan Troell
Crew
Jörn Donner
Jan Troell
Jan Troell
Henrik von Sydow
Palle Mikkelborg
Georg Oddner
Ove Alström
Nils Strindberg
Ted Lindahl
Thyra Perlholm
Ann Collenberg
Gunilla Algsjö
Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson
Stefan Hencz
Björn Selander
Ulf Axén
Margit Sörwing
Johan Thorén
Sten Lindberg
Christer Berglund
Kerstin Sundberg
Mischa Gavrjusjov
Göran Lindberg
Inger Martin
Gunilla Allard
Staffan Hedqvist
Olle Isaksson
Kirsi Moliis
Björn Ryd
Tania Alyhr
Johan Thorén
Rolf Persson
Thomas Diseth
Per Hjort
Ole Christian Hansen
Pontus Lindbladh
Einar Persson
Görel Engstrand
Karin Dierks Eckardt
Eva Rizell
Peter Bolle
Nils Lund
Gunnel Blomberg
Lars Logårdh
Marie Carlberg
Botvid Kihlman
Harry Lind
Kaj Grönberg
Paul Davids
Mats Larsson
Paul Sonesson
Lisbeth Zachrisson
Ian Rakoff
Klaus Rifbjerg
Jan Troell
Per Olof Sundman
Georg Oddner
Leif Westerlund
Hans-Erik Philip
Håkan Lindberg
Jan Troell
Berndt Frithiof
Lissy Jansson
Göran Carmback
Carl-Axel Dominique
Göran Setterberg
Stefan Ljungberg
Lars C. Lundberg
Jacob Trier
Lasse Summanen
Ulf Axén
Tin Andersén
Siw Jærbyn
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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