二战期间，在中立国土耳其安卡拉的一个小镇，这里充斥各种势力的阴谋和挑衅。美国人“乔”巴顿了解到，德国正计划入侵俄罗斯，可恶的纳粹上校罗宾逊也正在此，一场谍战开始了...

齐什（约克·亚赫罗 Jouko Ahola 饰）是出生在一个犹太家庭中的平凡的男孩，成年后，他只身一人前往大都市谋生，进入了一家夜间剧场工作。剧场的老板豪森（蒂姆·罗斯 Tim Roth 饰）是一名投机分子，他敏感的察觉到了政局的变化，预感到纳粹份子的蠢蠢欲动，于是开始在剧场里安排上演一些赞美纳粹和描绘纳粹统治下未来图景的剧目，深得德国人的欢迎。 之后，豪森更是将齐什包装成为了日耳曼的民族英雄齐格弗里德，这让齐什从默默无闻的小演员一跃成为了德国人心目中的巨星。随着齐什名气的逐渐增大，他的犹太人的出身更加不可被暴露，与此同时，谄媚逢迎的生活让他倍感厌倦。

　　七十年代出品的大型战争片之一，焦点是美国与日本海军对垒的中途岛战役。在当年的一批同类电影之中，本片不算是突出之作，导演杰克．斯米特的处理手法相对比较平庸，但超级明星阵容却可以令今天的观众重睹上一代巨星风采，而海战的场面也实在拍得逼真，使本片仍维持了相当的趣味性。主演的巨星包括：查尔顿．赫斯登、亨利．方达、格伦．福特、罗伯特．米彻姆、克里夫．罗布森、詹姆斯．科伯恩、三船敏郎。当时还是新人的汤姆．塞莱克也露脸演了一个小角色。

设定在二战时期，围绕一个年轻牧童展开故事，他涉及到走私犹太儿童穿越边境前往西班牙的交易中。

　As the seasoned infantry and tank units of the German 11th Panzer "Ghost" division move silently into position on the snow covered hills around Nennig Germany ,a battle weary GI and his unit stand ready to defend the small town, a key position in the Allied advance to win the war. Outgunned and outnumbered, S/ Sgt Don Smith struggles to find hope and courage against overwhelming odds in one of the decisive confrontations in the "Battle of the Bulge" during WWII. His squad of GI's of the 94th Infantry Division lay dug in on the ridge-line outside of town. No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy fire, unarmed and wounded, into town and warn of the coming attack. Based on actual accounts "Everyman's War" explores the heroic events of this decorated veterans courage and the struggle between duty and desire. Between the prospect of the life and love, Dorine that waits at home and the harsh realities of war which marks the pivotal epoch in his life as he discovers that the loss of hope can be worse than the loss of life. One man's courage... One man's hope...Everyman's War.