The Flight of the Eagle

Drama, Adventure

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Jan Troell

Status Released

Release Date 1982-08-26

Storyline

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.

"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."