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The Flight of the Eagle

"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."
1982
3.5

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.

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1982

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.


3.5

director
Jan Troell
cast
Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari 
runtime
2 hr 20 mins

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