生于蒙特利尔工人阶级犹太家庭的小儿子，Duddy Kravitz盼望自己能在社会上闯出自己的世界。这部影片记载他短暂而爆发的权利经验，还有他与家庭和朋友变化的关系，以其成年故事来探索反社会和反种族主义。

A retelling of the bible story. Pharaoh Ramses decrees the death of all Hebrew children, but Moses, placed in a basket in the Nile by his mother, is taken by a royal princess and raised as the brother of the heir to the throne of Egypt, Memefta. Moses is called by God to lead his people from Egypt to the promised land. A very reluctant prophet, feeling unworthy of the call, Moses accepts the task. After a series of plagues Memefta agrees to let the Hebrews go. With second thoughts, he pursues them to annihilation of his army in the parting of the Red Sea. Starvation is averted by manna from heaven, the ten commandments are given the people through Moses, they go astray with worship of the golden calf. Forty years of wandering in the wilderness, until finally they reach what will be their home (which Moses lives to see but not to enter).

The Biblical story of Joseph, who was sold to slavery by his brothers who were jealous of his prophetic abilities to analyze dreams and of his being their fathers' favorite.

1940年，一个32岁的美国记者，Varian Fry，利用他的关系，将数百位艺术家从法国和西班牙边境偷送至中立国家和美国。其中包括俄裔犹太画家夏加尔，政治理论学家汉娜·阿伦特等巨匠。

HBO出品，此片描述一项国际大阴谋及一名狂人制造世纪武器梦想的影片，波湾战争前，当伊拉克和美国尚为友国时，知名天才吉瑞布尔为海珊设计一个巨型超级武器，利用美国情报局秘密提供的经费，布尔制造了一足以瞬间摧灭邻国的恐怖利器。

在迦南的异国他乡，亚伯拉罕之子以撒，与他聪明、坚强的妻子利百加，以及他的双胞胎儿子以扫和雅各生活在一起。