尤·伯连纳饰演墨西哥革命英雄庞裘维拉，劳勃米契则饰演美国飞官，成为维拉的一人空军部队。

Metello struggles to escape from the poverty that led to the premature death of his parents, and that is the lot of the working class in northern Italy during the second half of the 19th century. Metello fights his way out from his condition through hard work, a determined will to resist oppression inherited from his father, but also by taking advantage of his good looks when dealing with women. Metello progressively assumes an important role in the organization of an emerging workers movement, and attempts to conciliate his risky political activities with his private life.

这部半纪录片描写一个传奇式的西西里黑帮首领的生平，从他1950年全身中弹闪回到之前的各个生涯片断。影片记录了1945年到1951年间裘连诺的匪徒反对官方警察的战争，也记录了他反对左派、工会和共主义人民党的活动。人民党1947年“五一”大会就是被裘连诺手下的人破坏的。

本片于1942年德军占优势的非洲战线上，要起死回生的英军埋10万个地雷，然而被德军的袭击全军覆没，剩下了5个英军士兵，在要和主流部队汇合的卢中遇到两个德军，为了生存他们不得不暂时休战一起前行，不知什么时候被对方杀死，再加上炎热的天气，造就了影片中的紧张刺激……

以洛科为首的一伙赏金猎人疯狂抓捕躲藏在美国犹他州utahn镇大雪山中的不法之徒。葆琳的丈夫成了洛科的最新受害者。于是她租来枪手“寂静”为丈夫复仇。“寂静”孩子的时候父母惨遭杀害，他还被割喉，所以他是一个哑巴枪手。