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The Flight of the Eagle

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Original title

Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (The Flight of the Eagle)

Year

1982

Running time

145 min.

Country

Sweden

Director

Jan Troell

Screenwriter

Georg Oddner, Ian Rakoff, Klaus Rifbjerg, Jan Troell. Novel: Per Olof Sundman

Cast

Music

Carl-Axel Dominique, Hans-Erik Philip

Cinematography

Jan Troell

Producer

Co-production Sweden-Germany - West Germany (FRG)-Norway;

Adnorsk, Bold Productions, Norsk Film, Polyphon Film-und Fernsehgesellschaft, SVT Drama, Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Svenska Filminstitutet

Genre

Adventure. Drama | 19th Century. Cold Weather

Synopsis

The Swedish 19th century engineer S. A. 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.

Awards: 1982: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

1982: Film Festival Venice: Best Actor: Max von Sydow

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The Flight of the Eagle

1982

Jan Troell

6.4

(109)