The Swedish 19th century engineer S. A. 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.

Director: Jan Troell
Writers: Georg Oddner, Ian Rakoff

Cast overview, first billed only:
Max von Sydow ... Salomon August Andrée
Sverre Anker Ousdal ... Knut Fraenkel
Göran Stangertz ... Nils Strindberg
Eva von Hanno ... Gurli Linder
Charlotta Larsson ... Anna Charlier (as Lotta Larsson)
Clément Harari ... Lachambre
Cornelis Vreeswijk ... Lundström
Jan-Olof Strandberg ... Nils Ekholm
Henric Holmberg ... Svedenborg
Mimi Pollak ... Mina Andree
Siv Ericks ... Mrs. Assarsson
Ulla Sjöblom ... Andree's Sister
Knut Husebø ... Nansen
Peter Schildt ... Andrée's clerk
Ingvar Kjellson ... Alfred Nobel


Country:Sweden | West Germany | Norway
Language:English
Release Date:26 August 1982 (Sweden)
Also Known As:Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd
Filming Locations:Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea
Runtime:145 min
Sound Mix:Mono
Color:Color (Fujicolor)