Philip, Max, and Julia Rossmann are brothers and sister. Out of their own life, they try to continue childhood bonds. Through their entanglement in a mysterious event, the three are torn apart. For each, a new beginning. The film begins a year later. Quite impulsively, Philip Rossmann leaves his hide-out to go and look for his lost brother. He meets former friends with whose help he tries to reconstruct his brother's trail. Despite the setbacks his research brings, he is able to track down his brother. They meet.
Sterling Hayden deu por si cooperando com o Comitê de Atividades Antiamericanas em Hollywood dos anos 40 e 50. Este filme acompanha a inquieta busca do ator por um significado, seu desconforto com o dinheiro fácil de Hollywood e as circunstâncias que o levaram a citar nomes através de encenações.
