The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. When the Bourbon monarchy has left Southern Italy, he supports Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who achieves a lasting unification under the aegis the House of Savoy.
Roberto Rossellini stated he was very more proud of this film than of any other film he ever made.
居住在埃兰谷的姬尔·强森(凯米拉·贝尔 Camilla Belle 饰)是一个普普通通女高中生,由于她煲电话粥过长,因此父亲本(克拉克·格莱格 Clark Gregg 饰)命令她当保姆赚取花费。万般无奈,姬尔只得应征来到曼卓基斯医生(Derek de Lint 饰)的家中。曼卓基斯及其夫人凯丽(Kate Jennings Grant 饰)住在一幢豪华的湖畔别墅中,屋内的装饰奢侈高贵,令姬尔目不暇接。她当晚的工作很简单,就是在曼卓基斯夫妇外出用餐时留下看家,并照顾他们两个正在生病的孩子。不久夜色降临,偌大的别墅内显得空空荡荡,冷清吊诡。正在此时,一通通神秘的电话接连打了进来,令姬尔变得恐慌与不安……
本片为1979年同名影片的翻拍之作。