What is the duration of The Flight of the Eagle?

The duration of The Flight of the Eagle is 140 mins.

What is the original language of The Flight of the Eagle?

The original language of The Flight of the Eagle is Swedish.

Who directed The Flight of the Eagle?

The Flight of the Eagle was directed by Jan Troell, Peter Schildt.

Which studio made The Flight of the Eagle?

The Flight of the Eagle was produced by Svenska Filminstitutet.

The Flight of the Eagle 1982

Q: Does The Flight of the Eagle have end credit scenes?

The Flight of the Eagle does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Adventure

Runtime

140 mins

Language

Swedish

Driven by an audacious vision to achieve the impossible, Swedish engineer Salomon August Andrée embarks on a quest to become the first to reach the North Pole. In 1897 he launches the hydrogen‑filled balloon “The Eagle” from Svalbard, accompanied by two compatriots. The expedition vanishes, and the three men are never heard from again.

Svenska Filminstitutet

Studio

Jan Troell

Director

Peter Schildt

Director

Does The Flight of the Eagle have end credit scenes?

No!

The Flight of the Eagle does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Max von Sydow

Salomon August Andrée

Siv Ericks

Mrs. Assarsson

Eva von Hanno

Gurli Linder

Göran Stangertz

Nils Strindberg

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Knut Frænkel

EwaMaria Björkström-Roos

Jakob Setterberg

Andrée (child)

My Holmsten

dancer

Charlotta Larsson

Anna Charlier

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Dr. Nils Ekholm

Ingvar Kjellson

Alfred Nobel

Berto Marklund

The Ship's Doctor

Marga Pettersson

dancer

Sture Hovstadius

journalist

Clément Harari

Henri Lachambre

Mimi Pollak

Mina Andrée

Henrik Schildt

Nils Linder

Knut Husebø

Fridtjof Nansen

Ulla Sjöblom

Andrée's Sister

Lasse Pöysti

Photographer

Angelica Lundqvist

girl with the eyes

Olle Grönstedt

journalist

Bruno Balp

Henric Holmberg

Vilhelm Svedenborg

Cornelis Vreeswijk

Lundström

Bruno Sörwing

King Oscar II of Sweden

Åke Wihlney

The Captain

Allan Schulman

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

Staffan Liljander

The Inventor

Mårten Larsson

chairman

Per Olof Ultvedt

sculptor

Botvid Kihlman

officer 1

Ulf Ståbi

officer 2

Seve Ungermark

journalist

Mac Hertzman-Ericson

Gunilla Franzén

Anders Wallgren

Barbro Samuelsson

Christina Lindström

Richard Malm

Charlotte Lewenhaupt

ice bear

Carina Reich

ice bear

Charlotte Assarsson

dancer

Ann-Charlotte Bengtsson

dancer

Cecilia Eliasson

dancer

Carina Jarlemark-Borg

dancer

Susie Sulocki

dancer

Annika Listén

dancer

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