Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 Harrowhouse.

本片讲述19世纪末英军在非洲的一处要塞人手不足，但遭到成千上万当地土著祖鲁人的进攻。祖鲁族是非洲最善战的民族，与英军发生激烈交战。英军顽强抵抗，最终以小胜大。