The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

Name: The Flight of the Eagle
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Released: 1982-08-26
Rating: 7
Cast: Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari, Eva von Hanno

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

Drama
Adventure

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.

Rating: 7 / 10 (31 votes)
Release date: August 26, 1982
Runtime: 2h 20m
Language: SV
Director: Jan Troell
Status: Released