The Flight of the Eagle

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.

• Jan TroellDirector
• Ian RakoffScreenplay
• Carl-Axel DominiqueOriginal Music Composer
• Georg OddnerScreenplay
• Hans-Erik PhilipOriginal Music Composer
• Klaus RifbjergScreenplay
• Jan TroellScreenplay

• Max von SydowSalomon August Andrée
• Göran StangertzNils Strindberg
• Sverre Anker OusdalKnut Frænkel
• Clément HarariHenri Lachambre
• Eva von HannoGurli Linder
• Charlotta LarssonAnna Charlier
• Jan-Olof StrandbergDr. Nils Ekholm
• Henric HolmbergVilhelm Svedenborg
• Ulla SjöblomAndrée's Sister
• Mimi PollakMina Andrée
• Siv EricksMrs. Assarsson
• Cornelis VreeswijkLundström