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The Flight of the Eagle
“An insane dream to make the impossible possible.”
★ 7.0· 1982· 140 min· Popularity 112
DramaAdventure
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.
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Release Date: 8/26/1982
Runtime: 140 minutes
Languages: German, French, Swedish
Director: Jan Troell
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Companies: Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
Countries: Germany, Norway, Sweden
Where to watch · GB
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Keywords
swedenhot air balloonbiographynorth poleexplorerpolar exploration19th century
