主角悍女Katarina出名泼辣,生男勿近,而她的妹妹Bianca却是一位温柔娴婌的万人迷。做父亲的惨成祸心,或许受不了大女儿Katarina的气焰凌迟,他居然徇私剥夺妹妹谈恋爱的自由,直至姐姐嫁得出为止。那些倾慕妹妹的众生皆因此头疼,苦思后度出一计,就是找一隻替死鬼娶姐姐。Katarina性格暴躁、脾气倔强,找不到任何一个敢娶她的男人,在心不甘情不愿的情况下,她嫁给了高大结实的大胡子男人Petruchio。Petruchio一心要把Katarina训练成百依百顺的好妻子,所以他采取了“以暴制暴”的方式,最后终于驯服了Katarina的一身傲骨。
Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about love and marriage. Shy Bianca and mean-spirited Katarina, are two daughters of the rich merchant, Baptista. Though Bianca is being courted by a number of young men, Baptista announces that she may not marry until Katarina is wed. None of the men in town are willing to marry Katarina, so Bianca remains unwed, until a scoundrel called Petruchio appears.
Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's husband holds no excitement for her, and he is always away in Paris on business. Pierre is now the vice-mayor, thanks to Paul. Lucienne and Pierre have a secret meeting spot by a lake along a country lane. Pierre's wife dies suddenly, by suicide the town gossips believe. Pierre confesses otherwise to Lucienne. Paul proposes a shady land deal which will "benefit the town", and wants Pierre's political support and collusion. Then Paul discovers proof of his wife's affair...
亨利(加里·格兰特 Cary Grant 饰)是一名英俊帅气的法国军官,在前线,他结识了前来应援的美国陆军妇女队军官凯瑟琳(安·谢里登 Ann Sheridan 饰),尽管两人之间的交流经常伴随着吵吵闹闹,但随着时间的推移,亦产生了真挚而奇妙的感情。
战争结束后,亨利决定跟随凯瑟琳前往美国,结婚并开始幸福的生活,然而此时,一个难题却摆在了他们的面前,那就是亨利并不能取得美国的合法居留权。为了解决这个问题,亨利和凯瑟琳想了一个损招,那就是让亨利打扮成妇女队的军官,混进美国。让两人没有想到的是,这个看似完美的计划执行起来却遭到了诸多变故,他们能够获得最终的“胜利”吗?