1978年2月1日，罗曼·波兰斯基(Roman Polanski)在洛杉矶登上飞往巴黎的飞机，自此之后，他再也没有回到美国，即使2003年他的电影《钢琴师》(The Pianist)获得了奥斯卡最佳影片。而就在1968年，波兰斯基还曾经花重金在比弗利山的班奈迪克山谷购置了一套豪华住宅，位于著名的茨埃罗大道。虽然波兰斯基拿的仍旧是法国护照，但随着《罗斯玛丽的婴儿》(Rosemary’s Baby)当年的热映，他已经做好了在美国定居的打算。
2008年，波兰斯基75岁，在离洛杉矶并不太远的犹他州帕克小城，他30年前的出走和之前一桩使他声名狼藉的性丑闻，再次在圣丹斯电影节上成为人们关注的焦点。是的，至今很多人还记得当年那个闹得沸沸扬扬的案件，1977年，波兰斯基在杰克·尼科尔森(Jack Nicholson)的住所与一个13岁女孩发生了非法性行为，之后在候审期间私自出逃，直到现在仍然被美国警方通缉。
纪录片《罗曼·波兰斯基：被通缉的与被渴望的》(Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired)重新挖掘的，就是这场丑闻的背后。影片获得了08年圣丹斯的“美国纪录片最佳剪辑奖”，同时，在影片全球首映的当天，独立制片公司温斯坦影业(The Weinstein Co.)就买走了影片的国际发行权，第二天，HBO也加入进来，成为影片的北美发行商。名人、性丑闻、逃逸、通缉、悬案，虽然影片的具体公映日期还没有确定，但无疑，这部纪录片在圣丹斯打开了北美和全球的大门。

在一次世界大战期间，有两名西方冒险家来到南非，他们想通过猎取象牙，来谋取巨大的利润．在他们进行这种肮脏的交易的过程中，与当地的德国军队有一连串的冲突，以至到了水火不容的地步，最后二人合力炸毁了德国的战舰作为报复。

安娜·威尔斯 Anne Welles：外表庄严秀丽内心却情感丰富的女主角，一生渴望获得真爱，而不是委屈于被爱；年轻时甩掉钻石王老五，临近中年时甩掉化妆品公司董事，好友詹妮弗自杀，与闺蜜妮丽反目成仇，可最还被花心的初恋情人莱昂·伯克伤透了心。（电影版由芭芭拉·帕金斯饰演）原型是小说作者杰·苏珊本人。
妮丽·奥哈拉 Neely O'Hara：17岁来到纽约打拼认识了安妮，一次偶然的机会她登上舞台一举成名，但随之而来的不仅是名利，还伴随着兴奋剂，安眠药，与同性恋老公离婚之后发疯进了疯人院，出院后东山再起却缠上了好友安妮的老公莱昂，再一次走向自我毁灭。（电影版由帕蒂·杜克主演）原型是朱迪·加兰。
詹妮弗·诺斯 Jennifer North：小说里最喜欢的人物，外貌性感靓丽却不失清纯，内心善良与人为善，可惜遇人不淑，她也是第一个服用“红娃娃”的女演员，王子、歌星、制片人直至议会议员，却没有一个人真心实意的爱她，最终因为癌症自杀永别于世。（电影版由莎朗·塔特主演）原型是玛丽莲·梦露。
海伦·劳逊 Helen Lawson：满口粗话却主宰百老汇的女明星，自私自利到头来只换来空虚寂寞。（电影版由苏珊·海沃德主演）

Framing StoryDr Martin (Robert Powell) arrives at a secluded asylum "for the incurably insane" to be interviewed for a job by the wheelchair-using, authoritarian Dr Lionel Rutherford (Patrick Magee). Rutherford explains that he owes his current incapacitation to an attack by an inmate. Rutherford reveals his unorthodox plan to determine Martin's suitability for the post of head Doctor. One of the asylum's current inmates is Dr B. Starr, the former head doctor who underwent a complete mental breakdown. Martin is to interview the inmates of the asylum to deduce which one is Dr Starr. If his choice is correct Rutherford will "consider" him for the post.
The attendant Max Reynolds (Geoffrey Bayldon) admits Martin through the security door to the inmates' solitary confinement cells where he interviews each in turn.
"Frozen Fear"Bonnie (Barbara Parkins) recounts the plot to murder Ruth (Sylvia Sims), the wealthy wife of her lover Walter (Richard Todd). Ruth is a possessive heiress who studies voodoo, and this interest stands in the way of Bonnie and Walter being together.
"The Weird Tailor"Bruno (Barry Morse) recounts how poverty forced him to accept the unusual request of a Mr Smith (Peter Cushing) to produce an elaborate suit of clothing from a mysterious, scintillating, fabric that can animate anything, including the dead.
After learning what the suit will be used for, Bruno fights Smith and accidentally kills him. He returns with the unsold suit. His wife Anna (Anne Firbank) dresses their store mannequin in the suit and its true powers are revealed.
"Lucy Comes To Stay"The ebullient Barbara (Charlotte Rampling) informs Martin she has been in an asylum before. After her release from that asylum she was closely monitored at home by her brother George (James Villiers) and a nurse, Miss Higgins (Megs Jenkins). This frustrated existence is relieved when her mischievous friend Lucy (Britt Ekland) comes to visit.
"Mannikins of Horror"Finally Martin interviews Dr Byron (Herbert Lom) who holds Rutherford in deep contempt. Byron explains he is working towards soul transference with a small automaton whose head is a likeness of his own, and shows Martin several earlier models. Byron plans to "will" his mannequin to life, and explains the interior of the robot is organic, a miniaturised version of his own viscera. Martin concludes his interview and Max shows him downstairs to deliver his judgement to Rutherford.
Byron successfully brings his mannequin to life: it makes its way to Rutherford's office and kills him with a surgical knife. Then, Martin destroys the mannequin and seeks help from Max Reynolds, and Dr. Starr's true identity is revealed.

明里虚与委蛇，滴水不漏；暗地剑拔弩张，引而不发。

1940年的柏林，纳粹剑拔弩张，侵略欧洲几国，而反纳粹战士正在纳粹的心脏里展开积极斗争。柏林表面上依然歌舞升平。纳粹情报官员舒伦堡经常去麦克斯夜总会，因为他爱上了年轻歌手汉纳。汉纳是美国姑娘，她来柏林是来看望舅舅——夜总会老板麦克斯的。麦克斯是个正在从事地下活动的反纳粹自由战士。他对汉纳与舒伦堡交往深为不安。

纳粹进攻英国的计划拖延下来了。党卫军头子希姆莱委托舒伦堡拟定一个“温莎行动计划”，企图通过劝说或绑架的手段，把现在旅居葡萄牙的英国前国王温莎公爵弄到德国，以扶他再登上王位为诱饵，让他发表演说，瓦解英国人的斗志，以达到侵略英国的目的。这一计划的书面文件的复印本，被麦克斯获得。麦克斯要汉纳亲去葡萄牙交给温莎公爵，挫败纳粹的阴谋。后来，麦克斯被秘密警察杀害。

汉纳到了巴黎，准备乘火车去葡萄牙，不意在火车站上与舒伦堡相遇，只得同行。在火车即将到达葡首都里斯本的时候，汉纳跳车逃跑。她根据舅舅的嘱咐，去欧法多餐馆找乔·杰克逊。乔听了汉纳的叙述，感到非同小可。他通过一个人的帮助，让汉纳与温莎公爵会面。这个人把乔出卖了。汉纳在公爵府见到的竟是舒伦堡。汉纳和乔虽逃脱了被捕的厄运，但被舒伦堡抢先，在公爵面前游说。

汉纳焦急万分，因为自己的任务没完成，而舒伦堡已在执行他们的计划。乔准备第二次行动，在公爵观看斗牛表演时，让汉纳设法接近公爵，面交文件。与此同时，舒伦堡正准备利用这一场合绑架公爵。

斗牛盛会结束，公爵和夫人随着人群离场之际，突然一声枪响，人群奔突。站在公爵身旁的舒伦堡以保护公爵夫妇为名，让公爵夫妇上了他们的汽车，汽车向边境急驶而去。公爵还蒙在鼓里。乔识破舒伦堡的阴谋，立刻同汉纳跳上汽车紧紧追上不舍。公爵的汽车终被拦住，葡萄牙警方也赶到了。乔当着公爵的面揭穿了舒伦堡的阴谋，汉纳也把文件交给了公爵。公爵才明白了事件的真相。舒伦堡承认了自己的失败。他未能对汉纳忘情，但，他知道自己也永远失去了汉纳。

An old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist.

Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Churchill in this seven-part, seven-hour biographical mini-series.