Movie Details
Original Language:Swedish
Executive Producers:Göran Setterberg
Production Companies:Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
The Flight of the Eagle
"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."Movie
Audience Score
DirectorJan Troell
Plot
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.
