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Homecoming of the Andrée Expedition

Documentary
January 1, 19300h 23m
Overview

In 1897, an expedition led by the engineer S. A. Andrée attempted to travel across the Arctic with the hydrogen balloon Örnen. Andrée and the other participants, Knut Frænkel and Nils Strindberg, perished during the expedition and their bodies were only found in 1930 on Vitön. This film shows when the gunboat 'Svensksund' brings the bodies home to Stockholm.

Director
Gustaf Boge
Gustaf Boge
Homecoming of the Andrée Expedition (1930) | Some Movie News