Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.

　　为了获得普利策奖，一名记者谎称自己患有精神疾病，而进入了疯人院，以此来调查一个谋杀犯。但当他逐渐接近那名凶手时，疯狂也亦步亦趋地慢慢侵袭到他的头脑......　　这部描写疯人院中离奇案件的影片充斥着塞缪尔.富勒锐利的愤怒色…