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 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sv |
| Popularity | 0.2327 |
Directed By
Jan Troell
Crew
Jan Troell
Jörn Donner
Jan Troell
Henrik von Sydow
Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson
Johan Thorén
Mischa Gavrjusjov
Palle Mikkelborg
Georg Oddner
Thyra Perlholm
Björn Selander
Kerstin Sundberg
Margit Sörwing
Staffan Hedqvist
Inger Martin
Stefan Hencz
Nils Strindberg
Ted Lindahl
Ulf Axén
Sten Lindberg
Gunilla Algsjö
Björn Ryd
Göran Lindberg
Ove Alström
Christer Berglund
Gunilla Allard
Ann Collenberg
Johan Thorén
Tania Alyhr
Marie Carlberg
Paul Davids
Einar Persson
Karin Dierks Eckardt
Rolf Persson
Thomas Diseth
Per Hjort
Gunnel Blomberg
Eva Rizell
Nils Lund
Kaj Grönberg
Olle Isaksson
Pontus Lindbladh
Peter Bolle
Botvid Kihlman
Harry Lind
Görel Engstrand
Kirsi Moliis
Lars Logårdh
Mats Larsson
Paul Sonesson
Ole Christian Hansen
Lisbeth Zachrisson
Tin Andersén
Ian Rakoff
Håkan Lindberg
Leif Westerlund
Göran Setterberg
Ulf Axén
Siw Jærbyn
Stefan Ljungberg
Carl-Axel Dominique
Georg Oddner
Lars C. Lundberg
Jacob Trier
Lissy Jansson
Berndt Frithiof
Jan Troell
Göran Carmback
Hans-Erik Philip
Lasse Summanen
Klaus Rifbjerg
Jan Troell
Per Olof Sundman
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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