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 not heard of again.
Max von Sydow
as Salomon August Andrée
Göran Stangertz
as Nils Strindberg
Sverre Anker Ousdal
as Knut Frænkel
Clément Harari
as Henri Lachambre
Eva von Hanno
as Gurli Linder
Charlotta Larsson
as Anna Charlier
Jan-Olof Strandberg
as Dr. Nils Ekholm
Henric Holmberg
as Vilhelm Svedenborg
Ulla Sjöblom
as Andrée's Sister
Mimi Pollak
as Mina Andrée
Siv Ericks
as Mrs. Assarsson
Cornelis Vreeswijk
as Lundström
