一個年輕的拿破侖軍官追蹤一個神秘的女人而來到一個年邁男爵的城堡，在那里他發現這個女人是聽命于一個老巫婆，其最終目的是迫使男爵自殺……Rogerdirectedfortwodaysonasetleftoverfromapreviousproduction,andwithoutaproperscript.HehiredFrancisCoppolatowriteascriptandfinishthepicture.Afterfiveweeksofshooting,RogerfiredFrancis,andhiredmetofinishthepicture.JackHillwashiredtowriteanewscriptwithme.AlotofwhatFrancisshotwasthrownout,exceptforthestuffwiththewitchfromWIZARDOFOZ.(DorothyNewman),andIfinishedthepictureinfivedaysofshooting.AlloftheinteriorsareRoger's(withtheexceptionofFrancis'switch'slair),andmostoftheexteriorsaremine.Tothebestofmyrecollection,andcontrarytolegend,JackNicholsondidnotdirectanyofthefilm.