Released:
1982-08-26

Overview:
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.

Director:
Jan Troell

Runtime:
2h 20min

Genre:
Drama, Adventure

• Cast:
• 
  Max von Sydow
  as
  Salomon August Andrée
• 
  Göran Stangertz
  as
  Nils Strindberg
• 
  Sverre Anker Ousdal
  as
  Knut Frænkel
• 
  Clément Harari
  as
  Henri Lachambre
• 
  Eva von Hanno
  as
  Gurli Linder