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.。电影以战后十年日本霞浦面向的农村作为故事发生的舞台。插秧结束后的农村祭典举行期间,村子里的年轻男子们时兴调戏对岸的少女们。田村次男在一次夜袭对岸的过程中看到了农家默默劳作的千代,对她产生了好感。但次男因为捕鱼的事情和千代的母亲发生了争吵。在那之后,次男和仙吉一起扬帆起航,手无寸铁的二人逐渐驶向了边界线之外钓鱼。。