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The Flight of the Eagle
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The Flight of the Eagle

1982
Directed byJan Troell
2h 20m

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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Max von SydowSalomon August AndréeGöran StangertzNils StrindbergSverre Anker Ousdal
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Clément HarariHenri Lachambre
Eva von HannoGurli Linder
Charlotta LarssonAnna Charlier
Jan-Olof StrandbergDr. Nils Ekholm
Henric HolmbergVilhelm Svedenborg
Ulla SjöblomAndrée's Sister
Mimi PollakMina Andrée
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DramaAdventure
STATUSReleased
RATING
7.0

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