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The Flight of the Eagle

1982 · 140 min

A slow, haunting plunge into obsession and endurance, where ambition curdles into a stark, beautiful struggle against an indifferent frozen world.

Directed by
Jan Troell
Genres
Drama, Adventure
Starring
Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal
Tagline
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
Overview
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.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jan Troell
Genres
Drama, Adventure
Starring
Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • survival
  • ambition
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, adventure
Directed by
Jan Troell
Written by
Klaus Rifbjerg, Jan Troell, Georg Oddner, Ian Rakoff
Starring
Max von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Clément Harari, Eva von Hanno, Charlotta Larsson, Jan-Olof Strandberg, Henric Holmberg
Music
Carl-Axel Dominique, Hans-Erik Philip
Cinematography
Jan Troell
Runtime
140 min
Country
Germany, Norway, Sweden
Languages
German, French, Swedish

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