退役警探约翰·弗格森（詹姆斯·斯图尔特 James Stewart 饰）的同学加文·埃尔斯特（汤姆·赫尔莫 Tom Helmore 饰）是造船商。他请求约翰跟踪自己的妻子，并称妻子经常被鬼魂附身。随后，约翰按照加文的指示，在厄尼餐厅见到了一位美丽的女人（金姆·诺瓦克 Kim Novak 饰）。经过跟踪，约翰发现女人确有不同寻常的行为：开车出门，去花店买花，去墓园在卡洛塔·巴尔德斯的碑前驻足，去荣勋宫博物馆凝视卡洛塔画像，最后进入麦基屈克旅馆并出现在二楼的一扇窗前。约翰随即进入旅馆调查，发现女人登记名为卡洛塔·巴尔德斯，但其房中无人。卡洛塔·巴尔德斯究竟是何方神圣，鬼魂真的能附身活人吗？...
在名为欧诺的热带丛林中，小象霍顿（金·凯瑞 Jim Carrey 配音）和朋友们自由自在地生活于此。某天，一粒灰尘闯入霍顿的世界。当灰尘经过他面前时，他仿佛听到微弱的求救声。经过一番手忙脚乱的追逐，霍顿终于在一朵花上找到了那粒灰尘。原来灰尘上有一个“无名镇（呼呼镇）”，当地人民原本生活安泰，无忧无虑，但一枚滑落的果实却将“无名镇”所在的灰尘从苜蓿花蕊上撞向天空。这一变故让即将迎来百年庆典的“无名镇”出现诸多怪事，偶然机缘，小镇镇长麦多多和霍顿间取得了联系。为了让小镇重新回到稳定状态，霍顿决定带着他们回到原有的世界……...
供职于科技公司KineTech的艾伦（大卫·艾根伯格 David Eigenberg 饰）潜心开发出超级自动化机器人史宾（Jae Head 配音）。史宾能够清楚感知人类情感，并逐步形成自己的人格。原指望将其用作和平用途，谁知KineTech的老板内尔斯·波特（Kim Coates 饰）却试图将其打造成破坏力巨大的杀伤性武器。极力反对的艾伦遭到解雇，他趁乱销毁电脑中的设计资料，并带着史宾逃亡。危难之际，他命令史宾独自逃走。不幸中弹的史宾意外结识了热爱科技和小发明的少年汉瑞（鲍比·科尔曼 Bobby Coleman 饰）。
两个调皮搞怪的小家伙见面，开启了一段令人铭记于心的友谊。而野心勃勃的波特仍未放弃对史宾的追踪……</p>...
At the beginning of the movie a pharmacist receives an anonymous letter that threatens him of death. And the murder actually happens. Seems very simple but nothing is what it seems and the journey to the truth will be long and difficult. The book is excellent and the movie is at par with it and very faithful to the romance. Great direction. Incredible cast with Gabriele Ferzetti in his best interpretation together with the one in "C'era una volta il West" and Gianmaria Volonté simply beyond reach as always. Many other great actors. Yes I am an enthusiast 'cause there's not a word or a shot out of place in this movie and the plot is ingenious. Who is going to see this film for the first time will be taken away by the developments (the pace seems to be calm but looking in between the kinks you may realize that many things are going rapidly on). Trying to figure out what is the kernel of the happenings and the "reasons" for the murder is a very interesting exercise but it's highly unlikely for the spectator not to experience a big surprise at the end. In my opinion Elio Petri at his best (I mean at the same level of his other masterwork: La classe operaia va in Paradiso).</p>...
