The Flight of the Eagle

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.

Cast

Max von Sydow

as Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz

as Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal

as Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari

as Henri Lachambre

Eva von Hanno

as Gurli Linder

Charlotta Larsson

as Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg

as Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg

as Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom

as Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak

as Mina Andrée

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