Adaś, a young, lonely and generally unhappy small-town policeman, who is in love with Wanessa. But she ignores him, just like pretty much everyone else....
Vasu, a young medico, after rescuing one of his patients from a murder attempt finds out that his pregnant wife is abducted, and the kidnappers demand the patient he saved in exchange for her safety....
绰号巴比龙的亨利·查理尔（史蒂夫·麦奎因 Steve McQueen饰）正要被流放到圭亚那一个名为“魔鬼岛”的苦役营终身服刑。查理尔因被控杀害一名皮条客而被捕入狱，可他始终认为自己是冤枉的。在押运船上，身强力壮的查理尔保护了一个带着眼镜狡猾的知识分子路易斯·德加（达斯汀·霍夫曼 Dustin Hoffman饰）。为了洗刷自己的罪名，查理尔从他踏上“魔鬼岛”的第一天起，就开始在德加的帮助下策划越狱逃...
