Romania / Aug 26, 1982 / 15
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Henric Holmberg | Vilhelm Svedenborg |
| Ulla Sjöblom | Andrée's Sister |
| Mimi Pollak | Mina Andrée |
| Siv Ericks | Mrs. Assarsson |
| Cornelis Vreeswijk | Lundström |
| Ingvar Kjellson | Alfred Nobel |
| Bruno Sörwing | King Oscar II of Sweden |
| Åke Wihlney | The Captain |
| Berto Marklund | The Ship's Doctor |
| Knut Husebø | Fridtjof Nansen |
| Allan Schulman | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld |
| Staffan Liljander | The Inventor |
| Lasse Pöysti | Photographer |
| Peter Schildt | Andrée's Clerk |
| Henrik Schildt | Nils Linder |
| Mårten Larsson | chairman |
| Sture Hovstadius | journalist |
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| Olle Grönstedt | journalist |
| Bruno Balp | |
| Angelica Lundqvist | girl with the eyes |
| Jakob Setterberg | Andrée (child) |
| Per Olof Ultvedt | sculptor |
| Botvid Kihlman | officer 1 |
| Ulf Ståbi | officer 2 |
| Seve Ungermark | journalist |
| Mac Hertzman-Ericson | |
| Gunilla Franzén | |
| EwaMaria Björkström-Roos | |
| 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 |
| My Holmsten | dancer |
| Carina Jarlemark-Borg | dancer |
| Marga Pettersson | dancer |
| Susie Sulocki | dancer |
| Annika Listén | dancer |
Genres
DramaAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Français, svenska |
| Production countries | Germany, Norway, Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Svenska Filminstitutet, Bold Productions, SVT, SF Studios, Norsk Film, Adnorsk, Polyphon |
| Release date | 26 agosto 1982 |
| Executive producer | Göran Setterberg |
| Production | Jörn Donner |
| Writer | Klaus Rifbjerg, Ian Rakoff, Jan Troell, Georg Oddner, Per Olof Sundman, Paul Davids |
| Editing | Jan Troell, Georg Oddner, Thyra Perlholm, Björn Selander, Christer Berglund |
| Cinematography | Jan Troell, Mischa Gavrjusjov, Ove Alström, Nils Strindberg |
| Assistant directors | Gunilla Algsjö, Göran Lindberg, Johan Thorén, Jan Troell, Kerstin Sundberg |
| Lighting | Ted Lindahl, Carl-Gustaf Jahnsson, Sten Lindberg, Stefan Hencz, Björn Ryd |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Sweden / Aug 26, 1982
Norway / Oct 29, 1982 / 12
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