The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle

Original Title: Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
Release: 1982 | Community Score: 70%

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.