The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
• August 26th, 1982 • 2h 20min
Drama, Adventure
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 never heard from again.
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