O filme traça a estranha história de um pianista mundialmente famoso enquanto ele sucumbe à loucura. Após ter suas mãos amputadas devido a um acidente de trem, elas são substituídas pelas mãos de um assassino executado.
The proprietors of a small inn on the Italian coast suddenly have to cater for a company of conscripts on their way to a nearby port. One of the sergeants recognizes Resa as a former "camp-follower". When her husband hears of this he becomes insanely jealous and decides to join the company.
A young woman doesn't want to get married, but simply live together with the man she loves. This leads to problems when the man dies and she's left with a child.
