一对情侣前往德国一座农舍度假，却遭到一名德国纳粹军官亡灵的袭击，各种恐怖现象接二连三地发生，两人陷入一个永无止尽的梦魇深渊……。

Eugene, a lonely photographer, becomes fixated on a young street prostitute, Josephine, in his rundown neighborhood. She becomes his muse and his photographs could be a way out for both of them - yet is Eugene saving Josephine or is he using her?

根据畅销小说改编，讲述渔夫和律师同时爱上女主角，她必须在两人间做出选择的故事。虽然原著较为苦情沉闷，但希区柯克巧手将它变成了一部耐看的爱情片，影片突显了希区柯克喜爱处理的三角关系，男主角依然找回了《拳击场》的卡尔·布里森，因为希区柯克认为他有一种天真的气质，与渔夫的形象吻合。首次启用安妮·奥德拉让希区柯克喜出望外，因为…