Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come bac…

施特劳斯（FernandGravey饰）热爱音乐，将音乐当做毕生的理想，然而，现实是残酷的，为了生计，他不得不坐在办公室之中，为老板打工。因为上班开小差写曲，施特劳斯遭到了解雇，然而，女友波蒂（路易丝·赖纳LuiseRainer饰）成为了他…

影片以阿尔及尔为背景,表现一个强盗遭到警察的追捕,只能在阿尔及尔的卡斯巴平民区一带逃窜,躲藏.最后,他企图同他的情人一起逃到巴黎,从此摆脱非人生活，但是,\"命运\"却使他无法搭船,只得愤而自杀.法国诗意现实主义代表作.