十八世纪中叶，法国民众正在国王路易十五的带领下享受战争带来的乐趣。由于连年战争导致兵员锐减，军队不得不四处召募青壮。英俊青年芳芳（Gérard Philipe 饰）流落小镇，与当地姑娘发生关系，为逃脱女方父亲的逼婚，芳芳只得加入军队。征兵军曹的女儿阿德琳（Gina Lollobrigida 饰）预言芳芳将成为将军，并迎娶国王的女儿。　　芳芳在入伍路上竟真的遇到国王之女蓬勃多，蒙赐郁金香一朵，芳芳...

An all-knowing interlocutor guides us through a series of affairs in Vienna, 1900. A soldier meets an eager young lady of the evening. Later he has an affair with a young lady, who becomes a maid and ...