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The Flight of the Eagle

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.

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Max von Sydow
S.A. Andrée
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Knut Fraenkel
Göran Stangertz
Nils Strindberg

Awards

  • 1983 - Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film - nominated
  • 1982 - Golden Lion - - nominated

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