乔纳森·海兹

一个年轻的拿破仑军官追踪一个神秘的女人而来到一个年迈男爵的城堡，在那里他发现这个女人是听命于一个老巫婆，其最终目的是迫使男爵自杀……　　Roger directed for two days on a set left over from a previous production, and without a proper script. He hired Francis Coppola to write a script and finish the picture. After five weeks of shooting, Roger fired Francis, and hired me to finish the picture. Jack Hill was hired to write a new script with me. A lot of what Francis shot was thrown out, except for the stuff with the witch from WIZARD OF OZ. (Dorothy Newman), and I finished the picture in five days of shooting. All of the interiors are Roger's (with the exception of Francis's witch's lair), and most of the exteriors are mine. To the best of my recollection, and contrary to legend, Jack Nicholson did not direct any of the film.

故事讲述西摩在得到一株以吸取人血产生的奇异花卉后，不惜以牺牲自己的代价来赢取顾客的青睐和美人的芳心。然而在名利双收之时，摩西发现这朵奇花在长大的同时，自己已不能控制它的成长，并且生命也面临危险。良心与名利之间，摩西终于醒悟，于是正邪之战由此展开。该电影后被艾伦·蒙肯作曲成为外百老汇音乐剧，音乐剧后又被改编为电影。