A string of stories concerning the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp past five decades . Location shooting in the occupied part of Germany adds. The major story is composed of Hasek (Redgrave) a stunt soldier who must maintain his identity a secret by the Nazis, to try so he poses as a dead English Officer and contrasts with the guy wife. They meet and choose to continue their lives together. One other inmates' stories are revealed.