The start of this reminded me of one of my Disney favourites - "The Island at the Top of the World" (1974) as renowned Swedish engineer Salomon Andrée (Max Von Sydow) concludes that he can build a balloon to traverse the Arctic ice to drop a buoy onto the North Pole - and beat the Norwegians to the title, too! Of course there's a fair degree of scepticism from the scientific community and he is going to have raise…
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
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.
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
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What is The Flight of the Eagle about?
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…
When was The Flight of the Eagle released?
The Flight of the Eagle was released in 1982.
What genres does The Flight of the Eagle belong to?
The Flight of the Eagle is categorised as Drama, Adventure.
Who stars in The Flight of the Eagle?
The cast of The Flight of the Eagle includes Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari, Eva von Hanno.