简介：Rene is a dedicated warrior-monk of the famed Knights Templar, a religious order whose mission to protect Christian pilgrims has degenerated into a power grab for wealth and influence in the Crusader Kingdom. Disillusioned by the corrupt motives of his superiors, Rene is nearly killed at the disastrous 1187 battle fought at the Horns of Hattin, which wipes out most of the Christian army. He is taken captive on the battlefield by brigands, but escapes and flees into the desert. Saved from starvation by Hasan, a mysterious Muslim traveler, he returns the favor when Hasan is attacked by outriders of Saladin's army. The two take refuge in an isolated oasis, the home of Soheila, widow of a Muslim warrior, and Soheila nurses the severely wounded Hasan back to health.
简介：阿尔伯特·皮埃尔珀恩特（蒂莫西·斯波 Timothy Spall饰），英国最著名的绞刑师。他冷静、不苟言笑，又极其讲究自身的职业道德，堪称“世界上最有效率和最人性的第一绞刑师”。这个职业需要身份的秘密、绝对的冷静以及精准的计算。职业性的果断和迅速，为他创造了7秒半完成行刑的纪录。然而这个本该是秘密的身份，却因为执行对纳粹的死刑，使得皮埃尔珀恩特成了公众人物。皮埃尔珀恩特从不把他的职业与生活混淆，也很少考虑这个行当的残酷性。直到1950年的一天，他亲手为他的朋友詹姆斯·考比特（埃迪·马森 Eddie Marsan饰）“送行”，导致精神几乎崩溃。这成为了皮埃尔珀恩特职业生涯的转折点，他于1955年写信辞去了绞刑师的工作，结束了这段处死608名死囚长达22年的生死行当。
简介：As a youngster John Wyatt saw his parents killed and his brother kidnapped. On a wagon train heading West he meets his brother who is now a spy for the gang which originally did the dirty work. He and his brother both fall for Mary Gordon.molikan