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1914年，第一次世界大战爆发，1917年，法、国，意和其他欧洲国家相续结成联盟，决心一并抗击德国。很多胸怀远大志向的热血青年志愿加入了这场空前绝后的欧洲大陆的战争，并且希望通过自己的微薄努力结束战争，让大家重新过上安详平静的生活。失去家族牧场的布雷恩（詹姆斯·弗兰科JamesFranco饰）、为了光复家族荣耀的威廉，想穿越大西洋旅行的布里格斯，因种族原因被逐出美国的黑人拳击手等三十八个年轻人为了一个共同的目标加入了海外作战空军部队。他们在在法国将军赛诺特（让·雷诺JeanReno饰）和美国士兵瑞德·卡西迪（马丁·亨德森MartinHenderson饰）的辅助和领导下，每个人都真正了解到为荣誉和和平而战的意义，所有人组成了“拉斐特飞行小队”。可战争的残酷和现实大大超过了这群热血青年的想象，死亡每天都在靠近，危险处处不在......

ThelasttimeBritainwasamajorforceinworldcinemawasinthe1960s;adocumentaryofafewyearsbackonthesubjectwasentitled’HollywoodUK’.ThiswastheeraoftheKitchenSink,socialrealism,angryyoungmen;aboveall,thetheatrical.Andyet,ironically,thebestBritishfilmsofthedecadeweremadebytwoAmericans,RichardLesterandJosephLosey,wholargelystayedclearoftheperiod’smoretypicalsubjectmatter,which,likeallattemptsatgreaterrealism,nowseemscuriouslyarchaic.’KingandCountry’,though,seemstobetheLoseyfilmthattriestobelongtoitsera.Like’LookBackinAnger’and’ATasteofHoney’,itisbasedonaplay,andoftenseemscumbersomelytheatrical.Like’Lonelinessofthelongdistancerunner’,itsheroisanexploited,reluctantlytransgressiveworkingclassladplayedbyTomCourtenay.Like(theadmittedlybrilliant)’ChargeoftheLightBrigade’,itisahorrified,near-farcical(thoughhumourless)lookatthehorrorsofwar,mostparticularlyitsgapingclassinjustices.PrivateHampisayoungvolunteersoldieratPachendaele,havingservedthreeyearsatthefront,whoiscourt-martialledfordesertion.Increasinglyterrorisedbytheinhumanpointlessnessoftrenchwarfare,thespeedy,grisly,violentdeathsofhiscomradesandthemedieval,rat-infestedconditionsofhistrench,heclaimstohaveemergeddazedfromonegruesomeattackanddecidedtowalkhome,toEngland.HeisdefendedbythearchetypalBritishofficer,CaptainHargreaves,whoprofessesdisdainfortheman’scowardice,butmustdohisduty.Heattemptstospinadefenceonthegroundsofmadness,buttheupper-crustofficershavehearditallbefore.Thisisaverynice,dulyhorrifying,liberal-handwringing,middle-classplay.ItpanderstoalltheclichesoftheGreatWar-thedisgracefulworking-classmassacre,whiletheofficerssupwhiskey(Haig!)-figuredinsomecharminglyobvioussymbolism:Hargreavesthrowingadyingcigaretteinthemud;Hamphystericallyplayingblindman’sbuff.Thesetsarepicturesquelygrim,medieval,amoderninferno,asthesemenlietrappedinanever-ending,subterraneanlabyrinth,litbyhellishfires,withratsforcompanyandtheconstantsoundofshellsandgunfireremindingthemoftheoutsideworld.Theplay,inaverymiddle-classway,isnotreallyabouttheworkingclassatall-Hampismoreofasymbol,anessence,lyinginthedark,desolatelyplayinghisharmonica,anoteofhumanityinascoreofinhumanity.Hedoesn’tdevelopasacharacter.TheplayisreallyaboutHargreaves,hisrealisationoftheshabbyinadequacyofnotionslikeduty.Hedevelops.Thisrealisationsendshimtodrink(tastierthandying!).Likehisprolesubordinates,hefallsinthemud,justasHampissaidtohavedone;heevensaystohissuperior’Weareallmurderers’.Thisisallveryeffective,ifnotmuchofadevelopmentofRCSherriff’screaky’Journey’sEnd’,filmedbyJamesWhalein1930.Itsearnestnessandverbositymayseemalittlestiltedintheageof’PathsofGlory’and’Dr.Strangelove’;wemayfeelthat’Blackaddergoesforth’isatruerrepresentationoftheGreatWar.ButwhatIhavedescribedisnotthefilmLoseyhasmade.Heistoosophisticatedandcannyanintellectualforthat.ThefilmopenswithalingeringpanoveroneofthosemonumentalWarmemorialsyouseealloverBritain(andpresumablyEurope),asiftosayLoseyisgoingtoquestionthereceivedideasofthisstatue,thehumancost.Butwhathe’sreallyquestioningisthisplay,anditswoefulinadequacytorepresentthemanifoldcomplexitiesoftheWar.ThisisBrechtianfilmmakingatitsmostsubtle.Weareconstantlymadeawareoftheartificeofthefilm,thetheatrical-thestilteddialogueisspokenwithdeliberatestiffness;theatricalritualsareemphasised(theinitialinterrogation;thecourtscene,whereactorsliterallytreadtheboards,enunciatingthepredictablespeeches;themirror-playputonbythehystericalsoldiersandtherats;thereligiousceremony;thehorriblefarceoftheexecution).Prosceniumarchesaremadeprominent,audiencesobserveevents.Thisisaplaythatwouldseektocontain,humanise,explaintheGreatWar.Thisisahopelesstask,asLosey’sprovisionalapparatusexplains,’real’photographsofharrowingdetritusfadingfromthescreenasifeventhesearenotenoughtoconveytheWar,nevermindawell-made,bourgeoisplay.Losey’svisionmaybeapocalyptic-itquestionsthepossibilityofrepresentationatall-thevarioustagsofpoetryquotedmakenoimpactonhardmenmenwhorattledthemoffwhenyoung;theShakespeareandualityof’noble’dramacommentedonby’low’comedy,effectsnotranscendence,nogreaterinsight.Losey’scameraworkandcompositionrepeatedlybreaksourinvolvementwiththedrama,anywishwemighthaveformanlysentimentality;inoneremarkablesceneanofficertakesanAubreyBeardsleybookfromthecameraman!Thisideaofthetheatricalevidentlymirrorstherigidclass’roles’playedbythemaincharacters(Hamp’sfatherandgrandfatherwerecobblerstoo;presumablyHargreaves’werealwaysSandhurstcadets).Loseyalsotakesasideswipeatthekitchensinkproject,byusingitstools-historyhasbornehimout.

故事发生在位于密西西比的劳改农场之中，杀人犯鲍尔斯（基思·卡拉丹KeithCarradine饰）伙同他在狱中结识的一干亡命之徒实施越狱，幸运之神眷顾了他们，成功越狱后的鲍尔斯一行人来到了亲戚家，打算躲躲风头。在那里，鲍尔斯遇见了名为剀切（谢莉·杜瓦尔ShelleyDuvall饰）的女子，剀切的温柔善良令鲍尔斯一见钟情，可是，如今沦为逃犯的鲍尔斯真的能够如他所愿抱得美人归吗？越狱之后，鲍尔斯和他的兄弟们不甘寂寞，抢了几次小劫，“收成”尚且说得过去，这令几个大男人放松了警惕。终于，在又一次抢劫之中，劫匪们遭遇了“滑铁卢”，躲避着穷追不舍的警察，鲍尔斯来到了剀切处，希望她能够提供庇护。

澳大利亚墨尔本，华裔厨师积奇（成龙 饰）是当地小有名气的人物，定期在电视上主持烹饪节目。 　　毒枭金·卡洛（Richard Norton 饰）集团颇有势力，金·卡洛本人残暴冷酷，清除了敌对帮派的卧底之后率众和对方在仓库大打出手，而枪战全过程被记者戴安娜（Gabrielle Fitzpatrick 饰）用摄影机记录。在躲避贩毒集团追逐的路上，戴安娜巧遇积奇，后者仗义出手为她引开歹徒，孰料两人分手时戴安娜错将积奇的节目录像带当做证据带走。戴安娜的住处很快被贩毒集团找到，遍搜不获的歹徒们开始将目标转向积奇。积奇女友美琪（李婷宜 饰）远道来访，特意参加了积奇的节目录制，贩毒集团在录制现场围捕积奇，经过一番街头苦战，积奇终于脱险。黄雀在后的金·卡洛敌对帮派带走了美琪，要挟积奇用录像带换人，一时间，围绕着录像带，积奇、警方、以及两个犯罪集团陷入了混乱的争夺战。