剧情：特罗哥中尉被派往帝国边境“鞑靼人的荒漠”上的巴斯蒂亚诺城堡。满腔热情的他渴望为国效力，建立功勋；他期待歼灭敌人，但这期待已久的敌人却始终没有露面。特罗哥中尉最终与所有的前辈军官一样，耗尽了自己的意志和生命，最终换来的只是一声叹息。
幕后/花絮：这是一部描写“期待”的卡夫卡式作品，展现了人性的扭曲与异化，巴斯蒂亚诺城堡的军人形象十分典型：惨遭横祸的士兵、葬身沙场的伯爵、在荒野自尽的上尉……所有这一切皆是荒诞的人生写照，无不折射出人生的无谓与凄凉。本片被意大利评论界认为是该国70年代最优秀的影片之一。

根据真实故事改编。克劳德夫人是一位人脉广泛、有着黑暗过去的巴黎人，她经营着一个高级应召女郎网络。她把女儿们送到世界上任何一个地方，以满足有钱有势的男人的性欲。克劳德的操纵还涉及大企业和政治。与此同时，摄影师大卫·埃文斯（David Evans）正试图通过向当局提供克劳德的女儿们与重要客户处于妥协地位的照片来澄清自己的犯罪记录。但有权势的人可以做任何事情来保守他们的秘密。。。

A group of notables go hunting in the woods.A young girl (Mimsy Farmer,who was the star of "More") ,becomes their victim."La traque" (tracking) is not a misnomer cause the girl is tracked down all along the movie which includes violence and murder.It could have been an umpteenth version of "the most dangerous game" ,it is actually much more.Leroy beats Chabrol at his own game when he shows ,as his colleague perhaps never did,how the bourgeois can get away with complete impunity.A solid cast,featuring some of the best actors of the time (Mickael Lonsdale,Jean-Pierre Marielle,Paul Crauchet,Michel Constantin..) gives the characters substance.And Claude Renoir's cinematography brilliantly enhances the silvan landscapes where the unfortunate heroine runs for her life.