A lawyer whose wife has had an affair sets out to leave her by flying to LA. He becomes ever more involved in the lives of a few fellow travelers on a journey that ends up showing him as much about himself as about the others.
护民官马塞勒斯（理查德·伯顿 Richard Burton 饰）任职期间正值罗马帝国时期。罗马当局指控基督耶稣妖言惑众，并将其抓捕定罪，欲将基督耶稣钉死在十字架之上。在上级的指派下，马塞勒斯负责监督并执行这项任务。在一次赌博中，马塞勒斯赢得了一件耶稣曾用过的红色圣袍。此后，他就像中了魔咒一般，夜夜在噩梦和错觉...
