The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
Directed by Jan Troell · 140 min · Drama, Adventure
16.9 TOPICAL score · #4,841 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Flight of the Eagle (1982, directed by Jan Troell) has a TOPICAL score of 16.9 - ranked 4,841 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (30 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (30 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 14 languages
- Still read1,381 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Max von Sydow (actor #249), Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari