电影导演圭多（马塞洛·马斯楚安尼 Marcello Mastroianni 饰）在完成了一部影片之后感到筋疲力尽，他来到一处疗养地休息，同时开始构思下一部电影。他受到恶梦的困扰，精神不振，灵感也陷入停滞。他让情妇卡拉（桑德拉·米洛 Sandra Milo 饰）也来到疗养地和他作伴，但卡拉的到来反而增添了他的烦恼。此时，充满朝气的年轻女郎克劳迪娅（克劳迪娅·卡汀娜 Claudia Cardinale 饰）的出现，令圭多压抑的世界乍现出一抹亮色。然而随着圭多妻子路易莎（阿努克·艾梅 Anouk Aimée 饰）以及许多电影圈人士纷纷来到疗养地，圭多不堪忍受个人感情生活的混乱与电影拍摄的双重压力，他的精神危机愈演愈烈，梦境与幻觉不断侵入他的现实生活…… 　　本片荣获1964年奥斯卡最佳外语片和最佳服装设计（黑白片）两项大奖。

因抢劫罪被判十二年徒刑的吉诺（阿兰·德隆饰）刑满出狱，在社工热尔曼（让·加宾Jean Gabin饰）的热心帮助和循循善诱下，他决心痛改前非，重新做人。但信奉“罪犯永远都是罪犯”的警长杰特勒（米歇尔·布盖 Michel Bouquet饰）却仍然不信任他，处处与他作对，最终逼得他走投无路，终于失控杀死了警长杰特勒。经过冷酷、教条的法庭的审讯后，吉诺最终被推上了断头台。　　这是一部对专制暴政和断头台提出强烈控诉和谴责的人道主义电影，深沉的主题和场面常令观众陷入巨大的感情波澜之中。本片在巴黎及其近郊放映时，仅十周内观众人数就高达四十八万人次。1981年，密特朗总统上台后，通过了在法国取消死刑的新法令。

　　费里尼拍摄了另一部自传性很强的电影《朱丽叶与魔鬼》，在这部电影里，费里尼过分追求求神秘主义的梦境空间，在影片里极尽详能的描述描写一个资产阶级的女人遭到丈夫的欺骗，精神迷惘，陷于离奇古怪的幻觉，最后终于清醒的故事。虽然费里尼和茱莉埃妲两人携手共度一生，而且费里尼也从来没有传出与其他女人的诽闻，但是我想所有对费里尼非常熟悉的影迷都不相信费里尼从没有出轨的行为。尤其在看了这部电影之后，因为在费里尼的电影中充分的表现出费里尼是一个性欲旺盛且对女人充满遐想的导演，他甚至在他的男人外遇只是把自己的性器官借给别人用一下罢了，并没有出卖自己的灵魂。或者这正是费里尼的迷人之处吧，他永远是神秘的，让人无法捉摸的。

Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately; Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction; but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another.　　The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average; but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!