01 Jan 1984
Dies irae
A 1984 Slovak language drama film directed by Martin Tapák.
An insane dream to make the impossible possible.
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.
Salomon August Andrée
Nils Strindberg
Knut Frænkel
Henri Lachambre
Gurli Linder
Anna Charlier
Dr. Nils Ekholm
Vilhelm Svedenborg
Andrée's Sister
Mina Andrée
Mrs. Assarsson
Lundström
Alfred Nobel
King Oscar II of Sweden
The Captain
The Ship's Doctor
Fridtjof Nansen
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
The Inventor
Photographer
01 Jan 1984
A 1984 Slovak language drama film directed by Martin Tapák.
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