本片描写他跟朋友计划抢劫一家赌场的故事，发生在夜晚的巴黎蒙马特区的暗处。 　　不是高级警官策划抢劫

本片描写他跟朋友计划抢劫一家赌场的故事，发生在夜晚的巴黎蒙马特区的暗处。 　　不是高级警官策划抢劫

A young writer goes to Paris. He meets in the train a young woman forced to marry a wealthy casino manager in Monte Carlo. His true love for the girl is about to direct him to Monte Carlo and to turn himself into a compulsive gambler. He'll lose his money, his integrity and his principles to save this girl from her future while fighting the demon of gambling with the most powerful weapon a man can have: love.

沃尔伯格饰演的吉姆·本内特（Jim Bennett）既是大学英语文学教授，又是一个大手笔的赌徒。他让学生打假球，使自己在赌局中牟利。随着赌瘾日渐加深，他的生活陷入万劫不复之中。由于债台高筑，他不得不已自己的生命为代价，向一位高利贷大佬弗兰克借债。

In 1866, a young Muscovite named Alexei Ivanovitch arrives in Baden Baden, then the gambling capital of Austria, and is soon engaged by General Zagorianski to look after his children. Alexei discovers that his employer is a compulsive gambler who has been almost ruined by his addiction. The only money the General has is provided by the Marquis de Grieux, an adventurer who intends to marry Zagorianski’s sister, Pauline. In doing so, de Grieux hopes to profit from the vast inheritance that will come the General’s way from his Aunt Antonina, who is presently very ill. Alexei is appalled by this society which lives only for money. He loves Pauline and wants to take her to a healthier place, but when she refuses to marry him, he begins to gamble at the casino…

英国一户普通人家，女主人玛格丽特正用心准备生日蛋糕。今天是她丈夫鲍勃40岁的生日，她瞒着丈夫策划了一个盛大的生日派对，当一切准备的差不多时，玛格丽特给丈夫打电话。鲍勃是一家牙科诊所的医生，此时他正为一个女孩拔牙，妻子希望他能在七点钟回家，而鲍勃心不在焉，只顾望着在等候室忙碌的女护士。傍晚，亲戚朋友齐聚鲍勃家中，谈笑风生。玛格丽特从窗口望见丈夫的车，于是连忙催促大家藏起来准备给鲍勃一个惊喜。不知情的鲍勃径直走入房间，他心里似乎埋藏着诸多不满，不知不觉中说出了许多心里话…… 　　本片荣获1995年第67届奥斯卡最佳动画短片奖。

一个小青年和人赌博，输掉一大笔钱，走投无路。兄弟跟他一样是不务正业，母亲已经白发苍苍，他该何去何从呢？