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 with two friends using a hydrogen balloon. The balloon, The Eagle, takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are never heard from again.
Directors: Jan Troell
Studio: Svenska Filminstitutet
Writers: Jan Troell, Klaus Rifbjerg, Ian Rakoff, Georg Oddner