懶散而古老的小鎮梅崗城，白人伊文控告黑人湯姆強暴了他的女兒。律師亞特克被法院指定為其辯護，顯然黑人確實無辜，可惜傳統的偏見蒙蔽了理智，陪審團仍宣判有罪。湯姆在送監途中逃脫，並為警方射殺，但事情仍未結束，伊文仍記恨亞特克伺機報復，終於…
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