一个年轻的拿破仑军官追踪一个神秘的女人而来到一个年迈男爵的城堡,在那里他发现这个女人是听命于一个老巫婆,其最终目的是迫使男爵自杀……
Roger directed for two days on a set left over from a previous production, and without a proper script. He hired Francis Coppola to write a script and finish the picture. After five weeks of shooting, Roger fired Francis, and hired me to finish the picture. Jack Hill was hired to write a new script with me. A lot of what Francis shot was thrown out, except for the stuff with the witch from WIZARD OF OZ. (Dorothy Newman), and I finished the picture in five days of shooting. All of the interiors are Roger's (with the exception of Francis's witch's lair), and most of the exteriors are mine. To the best of my recollection, and contrary to legend, Jack Nicholson did not direct any of the film.。林韬的妻子不幸罹患血癌,需他全心照顾并陪伴手术,为此他向公司提出辞职。然而,集团董事长却拒绝了他的离职申请。原来,林韬的技术对公司至关重要,曾助力公司走出困境、起死回生。为表感激与认可,公司决定给予林韬充分的时间照顾妻子直至其康复。。1916年,第一次世界大战期间的法国,德法两军的战争如火如荼。值此关键时刻,法国陆军将军布洛拉德(Adolphe Menjou 饰)向陆军上尉达克斯(柯克·道格拉斯 Kirk Douglas 饰)率领的部队下了一道命令:不惜一切代价攻下德军占领的安特山。军令如山,即使前方刀山火海,战士们仍拼死向前冲去。结局可想而知,在敌人密集的炮火下,法军冲锋失败,伤亡惨重。为了掩盖自己的指挥失误,布洛拉德抓捕三名无辜士兵作代罪羔羊,以临阵脱逃等罪名将他们判处死刑。为了士兵的利益,达克斯上尉奋力争取,却在这一过程中渐渐看清军官和战争的丑恶……
本片根据汉弗雷·科比(Humphrey Cobb)1935年的小说《光荣之路》改编荣获1959年意大利国家影评人协会银带奖最佳外语片导演奖、1958年芬兰影艺学院奖最佳导演奖。。