Clint Eastwood stars in this US drama directed by Don Siegel. During the American Civil War, wounded Union soldier John McBurney (Eastwood) is taken in by the all-female staff of a Confederate Louisiana girls' school as their 'prize'. However, McBurney cunningly plays the women off against each other, working on their sexual frustrations and biding his time until he can make an escape. The cast also includes Geraldine Page and Elizabeth Hartman.