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.。三次出行,三段邂逅,三段传奇。以戏说的形式描述了乾隆皇帝(郑少秋 饰)微服出行过程中,遇到的奇景奇事,从诗情画意的江南到神秘的西滇,结识朋友,偶遇佳人,趣事不断。或是纵情山水,或是身处险境,或愉悦或失落。在这过程中,体会皇帝的得意与失意,取与舍。
故事分为三部分。分别是《江南除霸》、《西滇风云》和《宫闱情变》。三段故事的女主角性格各不相同,一个是盐帮帮主程淮秀(赵雅芝 饰);一个是欲向乾隆讨杀父血债的侠女沈芳;还有一个是江南刺绣女金无箴。在河山间,在惊险事件里,穿插着乾隆与这三位女子的感情纠葛。本片自开播以来得到了广泛的好评,被誉为十大经典港台剧之一。。