The Flight of the Eagle
(1982)

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

Released: 1982-08-26

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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 not heard of again.

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Max von Sydow

as Salomon August Andrée

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Göran Stangertz

as Nils Strindberg

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Sverre Anker Ousdal

as Knut Frænkel

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Clément Harari

as Henri Lachambre

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Eva von Hanno

as Gurli Linder

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Charlotta Larsson

as Anna Charlier

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Jan-Olof Strandberg

as Dr. Nils Ekholm

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Henric Holmberg

as Vilhelm Svedenborg

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Ulla Sjöblom

as Andrée's Sister

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Mimi Pollak

as Mina Andrée

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Siv Ericks

as Mrs. Assarsson

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Ingvar Kjellson

as Alfred Nobel

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Bruno Sörwing

as King Oscar II of Sweden

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Åke Wihlney

as The Captain

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Berto Marklund

as The Ship's Doctor

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Knut Husebø

as Fridtjof Nansen

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Allan Schulman

as Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

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Staffan Liljander

as The Inventor

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Lasse Pöysti

as Photographer

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Jan Troell

Director of Photography

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Henrik von Sydow

Art Department Assistant

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Staffan Hedqvist

Production Manager

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Ulf Axén

Art Direction

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Georg Oddner

Editorial Consultant

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Kerstin Sundberg

Script Supervisor

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Gunilla Algsjö

First Assistant Director

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Göran Lindberg

First Assistant Director

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Johan Thorén

First Assistant Director

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Ann Collenberg

Production Assistant

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Inger Martin

Production Assistant

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Margit Sörwing

Extras Casting

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Mischa Gavrjusjov

First Assistant Camera

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Ove Alström

Still Photographer

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Nils Strindberg

Still Photographer

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Ted Lindahl

Electrician

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Sten Lindberg

Lighting Supervisor

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