The Flight of the Eagle
movie
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
Released August 26, 1982
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 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
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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
Siv Ericks
as
Mrs. Assarsson
Cornelis Vreeswijk
as
Lundström
Crew
Jan Troell
as
Director
Jörn Donner
as
Producer
Jan Troell
as
Director of Photography
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Henrik von Sydow
as
Art Department Assistant
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Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson
as
Electrician
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Johan Thorén
as
First Assistant Director
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Mischa Gavrjusjov
as
First Assistant Camera
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Palle Mikkelborg
as
Conductor
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Georg Oddner
as
Editorial Consultant
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Thyra Perlholm
as
Negative Cutter
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Björn Selander
as
Color Timer
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Kerstin Sundberg
as
Script Supervisor