The Flight of the Eagle
Original title: Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
“An insane dream to make the impossible possible.”
7.0(30)19822h 20mSV
Directed by Jan Troell
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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swedenhot air balloonbiographynorth poleexplorerpolar exploration19th century
