
“An insane dream to make the impossible possible.”
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.
Release Date: 8/26/1982
Runtime: 140 minutes
Languages: German, French, Swedish
Director: Jan Troell
00Companies: Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon
Countries: Germany, Norway, Sweden
Knut Frænkel

Max von Sydow
Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz
Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal
Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari
Henri Lachambre

Eva von Hanno
Gurli Linder
Charlotta Larsson
Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg
Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg
Vilhelm Svedenborg

Ulla Sjöblom
Andrée's Sister

Mimi Pollak
Mina Andrée

Siv Ericks
Mrs. Assarsson

Cornelis Vreeswijk
Lundström
1992