The setting is Vienna in 1914 before the outbreak of war. The aristocratic and somewhat jaded Prince Nicki, pursued by all the ladies, begins a flirtation with Mitzi, a crippled harpist who works in a suburban wine-garden, and who is in turn idolized by Schani, an uncouth and violently jealous butcher. Their first encounter significantly takes place in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral on Corpus Christi day, with Nicki among the emperor's cavalry regiment. Later, in the refracted light of falling apple blossoms in the wine-garden--scenes of a distilled, ethereal beauty--Nicki gradually wins her faith and love. Meanwhile, amidst the sumptuous and corrupt milieu of the family palace, Nicki is drawn into complicity against his will, as his unscrupulous mother informs him he must marry Cecelia, the daughter of a wealthy commoner, in order to revive the family fortune. Mitzi has a vision of The Iron Man (a symbol of the declining power and position of the Hapsburg dynasty) and falls before the crucifix in fear; but her love remains steadfast, and she protests her faith though abused by her mother and Schani. Infuriated by her rejection, Schani threatens to kill Nicki on his wedding day unless Mitzi agrees to marry him. Following the processional splendor of the cathedral wedding, Schani appears to carry out his threat, but Mitzi arrives in time to stop him; and through the downpouring rain Nicki sadly gazes on his true love in the crowd as he drives away with his bride.
美国少妇瑞姬?蓝伯特(奥黛丽?赫本饰)在法国梅杰夫滑雪场偶遇一位自称皮特?乔舒亚(加里?格兰特 Gary Grant 饰)的男子。瑞姬返回巴黎,发现家中被洗劫一空,丈夫查尔斯遇害。瑞姬被美国使馆传召,结识了CIA特工汉密尔顿(华特?马修 Walter Matthau 饰),才发现原来查尔斯葬礼上出现的三名怪客是他二战时贪污黄金的同伴:泰克斯(詹姆士?柯本 James Coburn 饰),赫尔曼(乔治?肯尼迪 George Kennedy 饰)和利奥波德(奈德?格拉斯 Ned Glass 饰)。汉密尔顿要求瑞姬帮助政府寻找失踪的黄金,而三名怪客也对瑞姬紧追不放。危急时皮特突然现身救美。正当瑞姬陷入情网之际,三怪客纷纷遇害,矛头指向身份变幻莫测的皮特,瑞姬也陷入空前危机。
加里?格兰特与奥黛丽?赫本因此片分获金球奖最佳男女主角提名。奥黛丽?赫本获英国电影...
Set during the last days of the civil war that followed the Russian Revolution. The Crimea Peninsula is the last stronghold of the White Guard, and the Red Army is planning the final assault. The first story line of the movie follows two Red Army soldiers unlikely friends Nekrasov and Karyakin. The second story line is about a White Guard officer Brusentsov who is devoted to Russia and his cause but sees it being destroyed day by day.