Synopsis
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.
Ratings
TMDB
7.0Technical team
Jan Troell Directing
Ian Rakoff Screenplay
Klaus Rifbjerg Screenplay
Jan Troell Screenplay
Georg Oddner Screenplay
Hans-Erik Philip Music
Carl-Axel Dominique Music
Jörn Donner Producing
Göran Setterberg Executive Producing
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Bold Productions
SVT
SF Studios
Norsk Film
Adnorsk
Polyphon