Shanghai, 1927, and revolution is in the air. As the city becomes caught up in v
iolence and bloodshed, four people's lives are altered inexorably: idealist and
intellectual Kyo Gisors, one of the leaders of the Communist insurrection, who i
s also trying to deal with his own marital strife; Ch'en Ta Erh, an assassin and
terrorist brutalized by killing; Baron de Clappique, a French gambler, opium de
aler and gun runner; and Russian revolutionary Katov, who calmly watches events
unfold, until he has to make the ultimate sacrifice. Each of these men must try
to resolve their personal conflicts amid political turmoil, conspiracy and betra
yal.
