The film is set in the period of fascism and is represented through the story of the general inspector Vincenzo Trani.

A young man returns to his village, and with the help of a black-clad stranger, seeks revenge for the murder of his brother against three men who are now notable men of the town.

A blind, but deadly, gunman, is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands. His business partners double cross him, selling the women to bandit Domingo. Blindman heads into Mexico in pursuit.

讲述意大利共产党领导人安东尼奥·葛兰西于1929年－1933年在图里的法西斯监狱里的经历。