After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The first of the two was 'The Fall of Babylon', which depicts the conflict between Prince Belshazzar of Babylon and Cyrus the Great of Persia.。故事开始于十五年前。稻村小春(田中裕子 饰)有一段非常不幸的婚姻,她的丈夫是一个不折不扣的酒鬼加暴力狂,当这个男人试图将暴力发泄在他们的三个孩子身上时,身为母亲的小春再也无法忍耐和坐视不管了,为了保护孩子们,她亲手杀死了丈夫,锒铛入狱,也就此改变了稻村一家人的命运。。