The Flight of the Eagle

"An insane dream to make the impossible possible."

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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Jan Troell

Jan Troell

Director

Jörn Donner

Jörn Donner

Producer

Jan Troell

Jan Troell

Director of Photography

Henrik von Sydow

Art Department Assistant

Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson

Electrician

Johan Thorén

First Assistant Director

Mischa Gavrjusjov

First Assistant Camera

Palle Mikkelborg

Conductor

Georg Oddner

Editorial Consultant

Thyra Perlholm

Negative Cutter

Björn Selander

Color Timer

Kerstin Sundberg

Script Supervisor

Margit Sörwing

Extras Casting

Staffan Hedqvist

Production Manager

Inger Martin

Production Assistant

Stefan Hencz

Gaffer

Nils Strindberg

Still Photographer

Ted Lindahl

Electrician

Ulf Axén

Ulf Axén

Art Direction

Sten Lindberg

Lighting Supervisor

Gunilla Algsjö

First Assistant Director

Björn Ryd

Lighting Supervisor

Göran Lindberg

First Assistant Director

Ove Alström

Still Photographer

Christer Berglund

Color Timer

Gunilla Allard

Assistant Art Director

Ann Collenberg

Ann Collenberg

Production Assistant

Johan Thorén

Stunts

Tania Alyhr

Wardrobe Assistant

Marie Carlberg

Seamstress

Paul Davids

Story Consultant

Einar Persson

Special Props

Karin Dierks Eckardt

Translator

Rolf Persson

Scenic Artist

Thomas Diseth

ADR Editor

Per Hjort

Sculptor

Gunnel Blomberg

Wardrobe Assistant

Eva Rizell

Assistant Makeup Artist

Nils Lund

Set Dresser

Kaj Grönberg

Assistant Makeup Artist

Olle Isaksson

Carpenter

Pontus Lindbladh

Set Dresser

Peter Bolle

Scenic Artist

Botvid Kihlman

Set Dresser

Harry Lind

Wardrobe Designer

Görel Engstrand

Wardrobe Designer

Kirsi Moliis

Seamstress

Lars Logårdh

Other

Mats Larsson

Carpenter

Paul Sonesson

Set Dresser

Ole Christian Hansen

Music Programmer

Lisbeth Zachrisson

Lisbeth Zachrisson

Choreographer

Tin Andersén

Costume Design

Ian Rakoff

Screenplay

Håkan Lindberg

Sound

Leif Westerlund

Sound

Göran Setterberg

Executive Producer

Ulf Axén

Ulf Axén

Production Design

Siw Jærbyn

Makeup Artist

Stefan Ljungberg

Sound

Carl-Axel Dominique

Carl-Axel Dominique

Original Music Composer

Georg Oddner

Screenplay

Lars C. Lundberg

Sound

Jacob Trier

Sound

Lissy Jansson

Hairstylist

Berndt Frithiof

Sound Mixer

Jan Troell

Jan Troell

Editor

Göran Carmback

Göran Carmback

Sound

Hans-Erik Philip

Original Music Composer

Lasse Summanen

Sound

Klaus Rifbjerg

Screenplay

Jan Troell

Jan Troell

Screenplay

Per Olof Sundman

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