義大利西部片宗師李歐尼（Sergio Leone）的傳世經典之作，繼與克林伊斯威特合作「鏢客三系列」之後，李歐尼這部近三個小時的長篇鉅作，被稱之為影史上最偉大的西部片。 故事敘述一名神祕客（查理士布朗遜 Charles Bronson）來到小鎮上，被捲入一名寡婦（克勞蒂雅卡迪奈爾 Claudia Cardinale）與鐵路大亨的土地搶奪戰，此片最有趣的角色，是由一向形象正義的亨利方達（Henry Fonda），難得在此片中扮演一名冷面的殘酷殺手，從頭到尾幾乎沒有表情，只有嘴角偶爾小有動作，讓人不寒而慄...

一位男老師為了逃離文明的壓迫來砂丘採集昆蟲，而不幸被困於砂穴之中，之後由於與砂丘女發生性愛，而自願永遠留在砂穴中。

A dramatic parable of choice and resulting consequences. Synopsis: A man is traveling alone in his car in Southern California. The year is 1947. He stops to look at his road map. The map warns him that no one should turn off the main roads without inquiring locally. The driver notices what looks like a short-cut on the map. He turns onto it. Soon his car has overheated and he is stalled - miles away from any help. The traveler walks away from the road apparently hoping to find another short-cut, cross-country. He brings no hat, no canteen, no provisions.