一个年轻的拿破仑军官追踪一个神秘的女人而来到一个年迈男爵的城堡,在那里他发现这个女人是听命于一个老巫婆,其最终目的是迫使男爵自杀……
Roger directed for two days on a set left over from a previous production, and without a proper script. He hired Francis Coppola to write a script and finish the picture. After five weeks of shooting, Roger fired Francis, and hired me to finish the picture. Jack Hill was hired to write a new script with me. A lot of what Francis shot was thrown out, except for the stuff with the witch from WIZARD OF OZ. (Dorothy Newman), and I finished the picture in five days of shooting. All of the interiors are Roger's (with the exception of Francis's witch's lair), and most of the exteriors are mine. To the best of my recollection, and contrary to legend, Jack Nicholson did not direct any of the film.。驻南美某国日本大使馆,大使黛竹千代(松本幸四郎 饰)为人冷酷严厉,奢华无度,他利用职权之便大肆敛财,引得当地民众怨声载道。适值外务大臣即将来访的重要时刻,作为参事的川北健(及川光博 饰)不愿再涉足泥潭,准备召开媒体恳谈会将大使的罪行公布于众,他也由此引来杀身之祸。与此同时,刚巧来南美洲度假的古畑任三郎(田村正和 饰)因护照被猴子偷走而被迫滞留,所幸遇到了无处不在的花田(八岛智人 饰)而暂得栖身之地。不久之后,绑架川北的勒索信函送至,但是这封疑点重重的勒索信马上便引起古畑刑警的怀疑……
本片为《古畑任三郎》系列第五部SP。。