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The Flight of the Eagle 1982 Directed by Jan Troell Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd

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.

Country Sweden
Production Countries Germany , Norway , Sweden
Language Swedish
Spoken Languages French , German , Swedish
Release Date 26 August 1982
140 mins
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