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The Flight of the Eagle ( 1982 )

"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."

7.0 /10 (25.0)
140 min ● Aug 26, 1982 ● Swedish

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 not heard of again.

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