Pierre, wanted by the French police for the murder of his young lover, heads for Genova. Cheated at the money exchange, he will not be able to pay for his meal, but a waitress called Maria, whom he had defended from a violent ex-husband, will help him out. The two become intimate friends, but the Italian police, notifi…

本片所描绘的是1940—1944年，法国在被德国占领时期，法国抵抗组织在铁路上展开的种种斗争：运送抗德人员和传单的通道，破坏设施和一系列的谋杀。而这些行动的直接后果就是德国占领军变本加厉的压迫和对法国人质的屠杀。英法美盟军登陆后，德国“阿夫尔克号”列车准备给前线的德军运送给养。法国铁路工人和游击队员一起配合，堵截了德国“阿夫尔…