A small-town sheriff gets tangled in a web of lies and corruption involving a shady businessman and the cartel while investigating the homicide of a mysterious woman linked to an apparent suicide.
Victor, an unemployed film director, his wife just died and left him a 9-year-old son. The difficulties depressed him so much and he became a drunk. The alcoholism was the only way to allow him to escape into the LaLaLand, the drunken illusions had become so real that he evolved into a great dreamer, telling wonderful stories to his son. His drunkenness also made him a would-be director who thought he himself actually directed those fantastic stories he told his son.
以火车为主要叙事舞台的影片中,约翰.弗兰肯海默导演的这部战争动作片是令人难忘的杰作。故事时代背景是二次世界大战末期,德军眼看大势已去,深黯艺术无价的德国指挥官保罗.斯科菲尔德乃下令将一批法国名画从博物馆搬回德国去。负责驾驶这列火车的司机伯特.兰卡斯特在严密监视下,仍跟法国铁路局人员及地下游击队配合行动,用鱼目混珠及瞒骗等种种方式跟德军斗智,力保国宝不致流出国境之外。全片剧情结构严谨,气氛处理紧凑生动,常有令人捏一把汗的精彩场面出现。两位男主角的表演旗逢敌手,张力十足,也表现了各自的爱国心。