During the 1950s in a small German town, high school Professor Immanuel Rath falls in love with a young cabaret entertainer, with dramatic consequences
Isabellas family is noble but half ruined, so her intended marriage with a dignitary of the kingdom appears as a godsend for all its members But Isabella finds herself accused of infanticide after killing the baby
In 1952, during the Korean War, two American pilots become bitter enemies over the same woman but must shelf their personal feud when confronted by deadly Chinese MIG fighter jets in battle