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 not heard of 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

Palle Mikkelborg

Palle Mikkelborg

Editorial Consultant

Still Photographer

Nils Strindberg

Nils Strindberg

Still Photographer

Negative Cutter

Production Assistant

Gunilla Algsjö

First Assistant Director

Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson

Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson

Björn Selander

Margit Sörwing

First Assistant Director

Lighting Supervisor

Christer Berglund

Christer Berglund

Kerstin Sundberg

Kerstin Sundberg

Script Supervisor

Mischa Gavrjusjov

Mischa Gavrjusjov

First Assistant Camera

Göran Lindberg

First Assistant Director

Production Assistant

Assistant Art Director

Staffan Hedqvist

Staffan Hedqvist

Production Manager

Lighting Supervisor

Wardrobe Assistant

Ole Christian Hansen

Ole Christian Hansen

Music Programmer

Pontus Lindbladh

Pontus Lindbladh

Görel Engstrand

Görel Engstrand

Wardrobe Designer

Karin Dierks Eckardt

Karin Dierks Eckardt

Assistant Makeup Artist

Gunnel Blomberg

Gunnel Blomberg

Wardrobe Assistant

Wardrobe Designer

Assistant Makeup Artist

Story Consultant

Lisbeth Zachrisson

Lisbeth Zachrisson

Per Olof Sundman

Per Olof Sundman

Leif Westerlund

Leif Westerlund

Hans-Erik Philip

Hans-Erik Philip

Original Music Composer

Håkan Lindberg

Berndt Frithiof

Berndt Frithiof

Göran Carmback

Carl-Axel Dominique

Carl-Axel Dominique

Original Music Composer

Göran Setterberg

Göran Setterberg

Executive Producer

Stefan Ljungberg

Stefan Ljungberg

Lars C. Lundberg

Lars C. Lundberg

Production Design

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