1183年圣诞节，年迈的英国国王亨利二世（彼德·奥图 Peter O'Toole 饰）决定选举王位继承人。亨利二世谕示他分居的妻子依莲娜（凯瑟琳·赫本 Katharine Hepburn 饰）带回三个儿子理查德（安东尼·霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 饰）、杰弗里（约翰·卡索 John Castle 饰）和约翰（尼吉尔·特瑞 Nigel Terry 饰）回宫团聚，以便乘机选出王位继承人。然而亨利二世和依莲娜对继承人的意见大有分歧，再加上亨利二世的情妇艾莱丝（简·麦罗 J
Desius Heiss is the French-born owner of an antique shop on Sly Corner who bears a grudge against society. His imprisonment and tortue on Devil's Island has left him with scars down his back from repeated whippings. With little care for the a
