In 1212, a Children's Crusade is launched after a young shepherd, Jacques de Cloyes, claims to have had a vision in which it is said that the innocence of children would be able to liberate Jerusalem. A monk, returning from Holy Land, joins the crusade and hears the children's confessions, gradually realizing that most of them are taking part not for religious, but for more worldly reasons, like rejected love and hopes for freedom.
Una banda de ladrones napolitanos se traslada a Roma para robar "la Pietà" de Michelangelo. Aunque el robo tiene éxito, la estatua les es arrebatada por el bandido Joe Ventura, que pretende utilizarla para chantajear al Vaticano.
