二战过后,罗马同许多城市一样,充斥失业和贫困,人们常常为一个工作机会争得头破血流。已失业多时的里奇(Lamberto Maggiorani)费劲千辛万苦获得一份海报张贴的工作后,却为这份工作需要一辆自行车犯愁,为了以后的日子好过,他用妻子的嫁妆--床单从换回已经当掉的自行车,不想,他的自行车在上班第一天就被盗。里奇同儿子布鲁诺(Enzo Staiola)寻遍罗马大街小巷,也没能找到他赖以活命的自行车,眼见无指望的日子又要降临,里奇决定以牙还牙,可是他的运气却没有别的小偷好。。A small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match.。Three horror comic tales connected to a wrap-around story involving a B-movie actress stalked by a blood-thirsty zombie.。