A young Parisian plans a holiday in Sicily with his new fiancee but has to take a later train, without her, because of work obligations.

Lawrence White returns to the town of Owell Rock to avenge the murder of his father, but in order to carry out his plans, he changes his name and arranges for another man to pose as "Lawrence White."

唐·佛朗哥和唐·西乔分别是西西里岛一个村庄的两个主要教区的牧师。两人对社会持不同的看法，总是意见分歧。