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.
女工陆小芬偶然遇到了青年赵树海,不久后两人产生了感情,决定同居。然而,赵树海心怀上进之志,渴望取得成功,打算追求老板的女儿、画家张富美。在这个过程中,陆小芬怀孕了,为了支持赵树海的事业,她不得不堕胎。然而,赵树海并不是全心全意投入这段感情,他假装公司有会议的借口,实际上是为了接近富美,以期获得她的喜欢。陆小芬为了保护自己的感情,不得不面对一场与赵树海的争斗。赵树海因为小芬向富美坦白而感到压力,他试图同时维护两段关系。然而,他的动机却充满了欺骗和背叛。