Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid on occupied St Nazaire in 1942. Trevor Howard plays Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser, the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial.

Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he initially alienates the Prince of Wales with insulting comments about the prince's uniform designs, he eventually becomes his close confidant. Brummel also falls in love with the beautiful Lady Patricia Belham. However, his outspoken manner eventually leads to his being exiled to France.

A young bride believes her husband has been killed. After a suitable period of mourning, she re-marries. But then her "dead" husband comes back and tries to extort money from her.

Stella Ballister (Patricia Owens) receives the horrifying news that her husband met with an untimely demise while mountain climbing. Newly married, Stella asks for the retrieval of her husband's body - but the task proves impossible when the corpse accidentally falls into a deep crevasse, where no human eyes or hands can reach him. Mark (James Donald), having feelings for Stella, stays by her side, a close friend and nothing more. Forty years later, still trying to get over the news of the accident, Stella learns that the glacier has moved. Hiring a crew to help prospect her husband out of the ice, they find the body preserved and untouched. Stella views the body of her husband one last time.

A group of conscripts are called up into the infantry during WWII. At first they appear a hopeless bunch but their sergeant and Lieutenant have faith in them and mould them into a good team. When they go into action in N. Africa they realise what it's all about.
- Written by Steve Crook

私家侦探菲利普·马洛调查了一起勒索案，涉及一名富有将军、一名色情作家和一名歹徒的两个狂野女儿。

故事发生在一艘名为“托林号”的英国皇家海军驱逐舰上，在一场激烈的海战中，该驱逐舰击落了多驾敌机，创下了赫赫战功，但它也因为拼搏在战斗的第一线而伤痕累累，最终中弹起火。
在舰长金洛斯（诺埃尔·考沃德 Noel Coward 饰）的要求之下，船员们放弃了托林号，塔上了救生艇，其中包括军士长沃尔特哈迪（伯纳德·迈尔斯 Bernard Miles 饰）和新兵肖蒂（约翰·米尔斯 John Mills 饰）等人。一行人在海上艰难漂泊，全凭意志和对家人的思念才勉强幸存，最终被一艘英国军舰救起，获救之时，刚开始浩浩荡荡的240名官兵，仅剩下19人。

地铁工人在挖掘过程中发现一个装有尸骨的奇怪坑洞，却不知道因此唤醒沈睡已久的远古恶灵，人类命运即将面临空前危机。

二战期间，德军的战俘营里，每个人都在渴望着自由。美国人希尔（史蒂夫•麦奎因 Steve McQueen 饰）在进入战俘营的第一天起，就一直计划着越狱。虽然他的十多次逃跑都以失败告终，但希尔从未放弃。这次，希尔和英国军官罗杰计划秘密挖掘隧道带领250人一起越狱。所有人都贡献出了自己的一分力配合这次计划，有人专门负责制作大家逃跑后需要穿着的平民服装、有人负责做假证件、还有人负责储备食品等等。然而就在他们的隧道大功告成那天，隧道却被德军发现了。逃跑计划的日期一天天临近，希尔他们又开始新一轮的挖掘工作。

在立志成为画家之前，梵高（柯克·道格拉斯 Kirk Douglas 饰）曾经是画廊里颇有前途的售画员，经过几次情感失败之后，他开始尝试成为一名画家。梵高悲天悯人的性格让他能与贫穷矿工们和谐相处，用画笔描绘他们的悲惨生活。他的画奔放热情、情感肆意，但却得不到主流画坛的欣赏。梵高邀请当时正崛起的印象派画家高更（安东尼·奎恩 Anthony Quinn 饰）一同去法国南方作画。多年来，弟弟提奥一直在经济上支持梵高，甚至为他资助高更去南方的所有费用。刚开始两人其乐融融，一起创作了很多高水准的作品，但因两人的个性互不相容，逐渐产生激烈争吵。高更试图离开，梵高为此精神受打击，试图持刀威胁高更，高更仓皇而逃，梵高最终自残割下了自己的耳朵。孤独、贫困的梵高受精神病所折磨，几度进入病院疗养。而他始终没有停止绘画，一直在等待大众的赏识，最终精神崩毁，开枪结束了生命。
安东尼·奎因凭此片荣获第29届奥斯卡金像奖最佳男配角。

　　二战期间，日军占领了缅甸边境的一个战俘营。出于战略需要，日军将在缅甸与泰国交界修建一条大桥，同时希望战俘营里战俘出力，但英军战俘代表尼科森上校认为这违反日内瓦公约拒不执行。于是尼科森等人被关了禁闭，但是没了尼科森的带领，战俘们表现消极，而且因日本设计方面的不足，建桥工作陷入了停滞。日军无奈只好放出了尼科森等人，获释后尼科森感到在破坏一切都战争里何不做点建设，于是开始投入到建桥的工作。与此同时，逃出去的美军俘虏希尔兹接受盟军一个特别任务，就是大桥建成之日将它炸毁。