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.
Max von Sydow, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Göran Stangertz, Eva von Hanno, Charlotta Larsson, Clément Harari, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Jan-Olof Strandberg, Henric Holmberg, Mimi Pollak, Siv Ericks, Ulla Sjöblom, Knut Husebø, Peter Schildt, Ingvar Kjellson
Adventure, Biography, Drama
