影片以阿爾及爾為背景,表現一個強盜遭到警察的追捕,只能在阿爾及爾的卡斯巴平民區一帶逃竄,躲藏.最后,他企圖同他的情人一起逃到巴黎,從此擺脫非人生活，但是,"命運"卻使他無法搭船,只得憤而自殺.法國詩意現實主義代表作....

Honoré Panisse is dying, cheerfully, with friends, wife, and son at his side. He confesses to the priest in front of his friends; he insists that the doctor be truthful. But, he cannot bring himself t...