The Flight of the Eagle
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 not heard of again.
Directors: Jan Troell
Writers: Georg Oddner, Ian Rakoff, Jan Troell, Klaus Rifbjerg, Per Olof Sundman
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IMDB: tt0084136