赌神高进（周润发 饰）自从血洗江湖后，春暖无心恋战，春暖遂携新妻温柔（张敏 饰）隐居法国，生活平静，以画为伴。 台湾黑帮掌门人仇笑痴（吴兴国 饰）野心勃勃，要与高进一较高下，激他重出江湖，借高进会友之际带人潜入屋中将其妻其仆全部杀死。 悲痛欲绝的高进一人回大陆散心。途中偶遇台湾黑帮头目（柯受良 饰）与他女儿（邱淑贞 饰），二人结为至交却不料头目遭人暗算身亡，进碰巧救下其年幼的儿子，展开逃亡。而此时游手好闲的大陆汉（梁家辉 饰）与妹妹（吴倩莲 饰）碰巧遇上逃亡的进，而大陆公安队长（徐锦江 饰）也尾随而至，一场猫捉老鼠的游戏即将展开，而幕后操纵的仇笑痴又有什么阴谋呢……
李正帆
回复 :冯爱莲是当今影坛最红艳星，因宋润祥一句说话，竟弄致被李基、龟恭、西米露、宋润祥合伙绑架
柏安妮
回复 :令人震撼的片段，引人共鸣的细节，前所未有的拍摄流程。让我们一窥这部创新巨作的幕后纪实。
回复 :Married carnival performers are subjected to the abuses of their employer in this silent film gem that has not received as much attention as it deserves. When the boss' unwanted advances on the wife are refused, he taunts a lion until it nearly kills her. But the other performers assist in a unique plot for revenge. Jaque Catelain directs and stars in this film made for influential French director Marcel L'Herbier's production company. Some sources also list L'Herbier as co-director, as he is credited here. The film boasts some rapid-fire editing techniques that were decades ahead of its time.
