The Flight of the Eagle

An insane dream to make the impossible possible.

Original title: Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd

Duration: 140 min

Release date: 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 never heard from again.

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Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd

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as Salomon August Andrée

Göran Stangertz

Göran Stangertz

as Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal

as Knut Frænkel

Clément Harari

as Henri Lachambre

as Gurli Linder

Charlotta Larsson

Charlotta Larsson

as Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Jan-Olof Strandberg

as Dr. Nils Ekholm

Henric Holmberg

Henric Holmberg

as Vilhelm Svedenborg

as Andrée's Sister

as Mina Andrée

as Mrs. Assarsson

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Ingvar Kjellson

Ingvar Kjellson

as Alfred Nobel

as King Oscar II of Sweden

as The Ship's Doctor

as Fridtjof Nansen

as Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

Staffan Liljander

Staffan Liljander

as The Inventor

as Photographer

as Andrée's Clerk

Mårten Larsson

Sture Hovstadius

Sture Hovstadius

Olle Grönstedt

Angelica Lundqvist

Angelica Lundqvist

as girl with the eyes

Jakob Setterberg

Jakob Setterberg

as Andrée (child)

Per Olof Ultvedt

Per Olof Ultvedt

Mac Hertzman-Ericson

Mac Hertzman-Ericson

Gunilla Franzén

Gunilla Franzén

EwaMaria Björkström-Roos

EwaMaria Björkström-Roos

Anders Wallgren

Anders Wallgren

Barbro Samuelsson

Barbro Samuelsson

Christina Lindström

Christina Lindström

Charlotte Lewenhaupt

Charlotte Lewenhaupt

Charlotte Assarsson

Charlotte Assarsson

Ann-Charlotte Bengtsson

Ann-Charlotte Bengtsson

Cecilia Eliasson

Cecilia Eliasson

Carina Jarlemark-Borg

Carina Jarlemark-Borg

Marga Pettersson

Marga Pettersson

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Director of Photography

Henrik von Sydow

Henrik von Sydow

Art Department Assistant

Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson

Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson

First Assistant Director

Mischa Gavrjusjov

Mischa Gavrjusjov

First Assistant Camera

Palle Mikkelborg

Palle Mikkelborg

Editorial Consultant

Negative Cutter

Björn Selander

Kerstin Sundberg

Kerstin Sundberg

Script Supervisor

Margit Sörwing

Staffan Hedqvist

Staffan Hedqvist

Production Manager

Production Assistant

Nils Strindberg

Nils Strindberg

Still Photographer

Lighting Supervisor

Gunilla Algsjö

First Assistant Director

Lighting Supervisor

Göran Lindberg

First Assistant Director

Still Photographer

Christer Berglund

Christer Berglund

Assistant Art Director

Production Assistant

Wardrobe Assistant

Story Consultant

Karin Dierks Eckardt

Karin Dierks Eckardt

Gunnel Blomberg

Gunnel Blomberg

Wardrobe Assistant

Assistant Makeup Artist

Assistant Makeup Artist

Pontus Lindbladh

Pontus Lindbladh

Wardrobe Designer

Görel Engstrand

Görel Engstrand

Wardrobe Designer

Ole Christian Hansen

Ole Christian Hansen

Music Programmer

Lisbeth Zachrisson

Lisbeth Zachrisson

Håkan Lindberg

Leif Westerlund

Leif Westerlund

Göran Setterberg

Göran Setterberg

Executive Producer

Production Design

Stefan Ljungberg

Stefan Ljungberg

Carl-Axel Dominique

Carl-Axel Dominique

Original Music Composer

Lars C. Lundberg

Lars C. Lundberg

Berndt Frithiof

Berndt Frithiof

Göran Carmback

Hans-Erik Philip

Hans-Erik Philip

Original Music Composer

Per Olof Sundman

Per Olof Sundman

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