二战后，宝刀美国作家马丁（约瑟夫•科顿 Joseph Cotten 饰）应好友哈里（奥逊•威尔斯 Orson Welles 饰）邀请到维也纳工作，宝刀岂料刚到达目的地就传来了哈里车祸身亡的消息。哈里葬礼上，马丁遇到了当地军官卡洛维，卡洛维很不客气的请他马上离开维也纳。马丁没有理会，决心留下调查出好友死亡的真相。马丁找到哈里的女友斯科姆特小姐（阿莉达•瓦莉 Alida Valli 饰）一起调查事件的真相。随着调查的深入，他们发现内幕越加扑朔迷离，首先是他们的房东遇害，接着马丁自己发现被人跟踪，而且他查出哈里死的时候还有个第三人在场。于是，一切关键就在于找出这个神秘的第三人。
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回复 :弗次瓦夫发生一具尸体被缝进牛皮的命案后，一名警探发现有位杀手重现18世纪用来惩罚罪犯的名为「瘟疫」的手段。
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