The Flight of the Eagle
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.
- Year: 1982
- Country: Germany, Norway, Sweden
- Genre: Drama, Adventure
- Studio: Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
- Keyword: sweden, hot air balloon, biography, north pole, explorer, polar exploration, 19th century
- Director: Jan Troell
- Cast: Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari, Eva von Hanno, Charlotta Larsson