Companies: Athenafilm, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film i Skåne, Norsk Filminstitutt, Svenska Filminstitutet, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, SVT, Yellow Cottage, DR, Stiftelsen Grännamuseerna
Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée which Troell had previously dramatized in "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" (1982).