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……
Rogerdirectedfortwodaysonasetleftoverfromapreviousproduction,andwithoutaproperscript.HehiredFrancisCoppolatowriteascriptandfinishthepicture.Afterfiveweeksofshooting,RogerfiredFrancis,andhiredmetofinishthepicture.JackHillwashiredtowriteanewscriptwithme.AlotofwhatFrancisshotwasthrownout,exceptforthestuffwiththewitchfromWIZARDOFOZ.(DorothyNewman),andIfinishedthepictureinfivedaysofshooting.AlloftheinteriorsareRoger's(withtheexceptionofFrancis'switch'slair),andmostoftheexteriorsaremine.Tothebestofmyrecollection,andcontrarytolegend,JackNicholsondidnotdirectanyofthefilm.
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