为了静下心来研究学问，老实木讷的数学家大卫?萨莫（Dustin Hoffman 达斯汀?霍夫曼 饰）协同妻子艾米（Susan George 苏珊?乔治 饰）回到位于英国乡村的老房唐宫燕电视剧。艾米性感大胆的穿着引来村中男人们粗鄙的目光，而大卫看似懦弱的外表更让他们有恃无恐。某日，他们借打猎之名将大卫引出家门，随后对艾米进行轮奸，面对这种种羞辱，大卫只能强颜欢笑。　　某晚，低能儿尼尔斯误杀心仪的女孩...

Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis' overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and t...