A German expedition to Norwegian arctic islands to investigate the origins of the continental masses descends into chaos when World War II breaks out. The Nazi government commands the group to sink a British war ship carrying 1,200 soldiers...but members of the expedition include two English scientists (Allan Corduner and Tom Burke), a Swedish boffin (Richard Ulfsäter), a Norwegian captain (Sven Nordin), and a Russian crew who aren't willing to do Hitler's bidding. Tense drama.