The Film
The Flight of the Eagle
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
The Story
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.
Runtime
140 min
Released Aug 1982
Gallery
The Stills.
