A cruel countess is attracted to her cousin, but he rebuffs her advances. A sadistic officer is confronted by a double who steps in whenever he is about to perpetrate the worst of horrors. An alcoholic actor has visions of a young girl playing with a white ball. Jane Fonda, Alain Delon and Terence Stamp play these self-destructive beings, haunted by the hopeless struggle between good and evil. A classic anthology film, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories.