The Flight of the Eagle

The Flight of the Eagle (1982)

August 26th, 19822h 20min

Drama, Adventure
70%

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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