艾迪(保罗·纽曼 Paul Newman 饰)是一位技艺高超的桌球赌博师,在一次竞争激烈的比赛中,艾迪败给了对手胖子(杰基·格黎森 Jackie Gleason 饰),失败带来的打击让心高气傲的艾迪一蹶不振。一次偶然中,失意的艾迪在咖啡店里遇见了名叫莎拉(派珀·劳瑞 Piper Laurie 饰)美丽女子,两人很快坠入了爱河。
然而,莎拉的爱并没能让艾迪在挫败感中获得救赎,野心的火焰终日在艾迪的心中燃烧带来着疼痛与焦灼。一个名叫伯特(乔治·C·斯科特 George C. Scott 饰)的男人找到艾迪,希望能够当他的经纪人。在两人的努力之下,艾迪终于获得了梦寐以求的成功,可与此同时,他深爱着的莎拉却选择了离开。
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