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An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
7 / 10 IMDb August 26, 1982 2h 20m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 20m
Release Date
August 26, 1982
Genre
Drama, Adventure
Status
Released
Languages
German, French, Swedish
Country
Germany, Norway, Sweden
Writers
Producers
Cast
Max von Sydow
as Salomon August Andrée
Göran Stangertz
as Nils Strindberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal
as Knut Frænkel
Clément Harari
as Henri Lachambre
Eva von Hanno
as Gurli Linder
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Charlotta Larsson
as Anna Charlier
Jan-Olof Strandberg
as Dr. Nils Ekholm
Henric Holmberg
as Vilhelm Svedenborg
Ulla Sjöblom
as Andrée's Sister
Mimi Pollak
as Mina Andrée
Siv Ericks
as Mrs. Assarsson
Cornelis Vreeswijk
as Lundström
Ingvar Kjellson
as Alfred Nobel
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Bruno Sörwing
as King Oscar II of Sweden
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Åke Wihlney
as The Captain
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Berto Marklund
as The Ship's Doctor
Knut Husebø
as Fridtjof Nansen
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Allan Schulman
as Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
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Staffan Liljander
as The Inventor
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Lasse Pöysti
as Photographer
Production Companies
Svenska FilminstitutetBold Productions
SVT
SF StudiosNorsk Film
Adnorsk
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