本片以两支船队在佛罗里达西部岸竞争为布景，报告了产生在两个敌对家庭的年表人之间一出罗密欧与朱丽叶式的恋爱故事。作为好莱坞第一部水下拍摄的影戏，本片荣获了奥斯卡最好摄影提名，影片中展示的维京群岛诱人的热带风情，尽美的陆地风光和深海章鱼大战的情形，更是使人难忘。

Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects Sylvio Malatesta. Ordered off the case, Joe turns in his badge and investigates alone. Soon he is a close friend of the Malatesta family,…

T•C• Jeffords是一个自信、刻毒的农场主，他的女儿Vency一向停整理庖代死往的母亲，获取父亲的爱与权利，直到一天TC带回另一个女人。Vency与父亲碎裂，并最终靠本人的实力夺走了农场。