The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
7
/10 By 23 Votes
Overview : 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.
Release Date : August 26, 1982
Runtime : 140m
Companies : Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
Countries : Germany, Norway, Sweden
Keywords : sweden, hot air balloon, biography, north pole, explorer, polar exploration, 19th century
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