1927年,为纪念十月革命十周年而拍摄的纪录风格影片,片中群众角色很多为当时参与十月革命的工人和士兵,当时起义的领导之一Nikolai Podvolsky也参与演出一名布尔什维克(此公是十月革命十周年庆典组委会的主席,正是他向爱森斯坦委约了这部影片)。脚本参考了美国记者里德(John Reed)的新闻体纪实著作《震撼世界的十天》(Ten Days That Shook the World)。此片和《战舰波将金》、《罢工》一样,同为爱森斯坦二十年代探索蒙太奇剪辑的代表作。
通常上映的版本配乐,采用了苏联作曲家肖斯塔科维奇的交响作品和小品。
根据布克奖得主Pat Barker的小说《Border Crossing》(越界)改编,Bette Gordon的这部心理恐怖片讲述了一位犯罪心理学家因为愧疚在多年之后对一桩旧案展开重新调查的故事。男主角(由Josh Charles所饰)因为提供的证词,而使一名年轻男孩被冠上谋杀罪并送进监狱。满怀愧疚的他,在多年后再次与男孩不期而遇。于是无法忍受内心折磨的他,展开了一系列对于旧案极具破坏性的追查... Based on Border Crossing, Booker Prize-winner Pat Barker’s controversial novel, Bette Gordon’s (Variety) psychological thriller is the story of a guilt-wracked forensic psychologist (Josh Charles) whose testimony once sent a young boy to prison for murder. When the boy later reappears in his life, he’s drawn into a destructive, soul-searching reinvestigation of the case.
Conman Leo Garfield is in hot water after accepting a contract to murder businessman Julius Harvey's alleged wife, Gloria. Leo's wife Lily brings trouble too when her old flame Elmo pops up again, years after she abandoned him mid-heist.