简介：二战中德军节节败退，但战事的失利没能阻止德军在他们的法国殖民地的大屠杀，相反德军开始了更加疯狂的屠杀。巴黎的医生于连（菲利浦•诺瓦雷 Philippe Noiret 饰）由于感到城里日渐紧张的气氛，他怕家人遭遇不测，于是安排了他的妻子和孩子回乡下暂避风头。于连送了妻子回乡不觉已过一段时间，他决定回乡探望家人。孰料他回到乡下，看到的只剩斑斑血迹，残忍的德军对这条小村庄进行了屠杀。愤怒的于连在村里的老屋内找到了一杆老枪。于连决定向德军举起复仇之剑！
简介：Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis' overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and tell the story as truthfully as he could.