Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Jan Troell
- Writers
- Klaus Rifbjerg, Ian Rakoff, Jan Troell
- Release Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 140 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Adventure
- Language
- SV
- Country
- Germany, Norway, Sweden
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (30 votes)
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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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