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Film / 1982
The Flight of the Eagle
Directed by
Jan Troell
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.
The story
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 SydowSalomon August Andrée
Göran StangertzNils Strindberg
Sverre Anker OusdalKnut Frænkel
Clément HarariHenri Lachambre
Eva von HannoGurli Linder
Charlotta LarssonAnna Charlier
Jan-Olof StrandbergDr. Nils Ekholm
Henric HolmbergVilhelm Svedenborg
Ulla SjöblomAndrée's Sister
Mimi PollakMina Andrée
Siv EricksMrs. Assarsson
Cornelis VreeswijkLundström
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Ingvar KjellsonAlfred Nobel
Bruno SörwingKing Oscar II of Sweden
Åke WihlneyThe Captain
Berto MarklundThe Ship's Doctor
Knut HusebøFridtjof Nansen
Allan SchulmanAdolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Staffan LiljanderThe Inventor
Lasse PöystiPhotographer
Peter SchildtAndrée's Clerk
Henrik SchildtNils Linder
Mårten Larssonchairman
Sture Hovstadiusjournalist
Olle Grönstedtjournalist
Bruno Balp
Angelica Lundqvistgirl with the eyes
Jakob SetterbergAndrée (child)
Per Olof Ultvedtsculptor
Botvid Kihlmanofficer 1
Ulf Ståbiofficer 2
Seve Ungermarkjournalist
Mac Hertzman-Ericson
Gunilla Franzén
EwaMaria Björkström-Roos
Anders Wallgren
Barbro Samuelsson
Christina Lindström
Richard Malm
Charlotte Lewenhauptice bear
Carina Reichice bear
Charlotte Assarssondancer
Ann-Charlotte Bengtssondancer
Cecilia Eliassondancer
My Holmstendancer
Carina Jarlemark-Borgdancer
Marga Petterssondancer
Susie Sulockidancer
Annika Listéndancer
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