1942年，11岁的小约瑟夫（约瑟夫·魏斯曼 Joseph Weismann 饰）正是天真烂漫的年纪。盛夏六月的一个清晨，小约瑟夫穿着一件胸口缝着黄色小星星的衣服，正要兴致冲冲地去上学。旧货商邻居鼓励他好好上课，而面包师傅却开他玩笑。他的犹太小伙伴和他的家人在蒙马特高地学习和生活。即使这是块被占领的法国区域，他们仍然得到了暂时的庇护。然而这短暂的幸福和宁静，很快就崩塌了。
1942年7月16日早上，在埃菲尔铁塔附近的冬季自行车赛车场里，一万三千名受害者被凶残的虏获在一起，准备运往波纳·拉·罗兰德集中营。影片根据真实事件改编而成。
七百万年前，北太平洋海底的火山大爆发，多个小岛从海中冒起，成为了今天的夏威夷。阳光、棕树与延绵不绝的海滩，令该地成为人们梦寐以求的度假天堂；但在林林总总的度假设施外，夏威夷岛屿大片的沙滩和清澈的海洋，孕育著令人赞叹的自然生态。由於地理独特，时至今天夏威夷的生态和地理仍然不断地转变，由国家地理杂志摄制的《狂野夏威夷》带你深入这个美丽的小岛，从海洋深处的火山，到水面的巨浪，逐一解构这个与别不同的热带岛屿如何从一片荒芜之地，演变成生机勃勃的人间仙境。
夏威夷的热带岛屿住著多种濒危动物，数量是美国所有州分之冠。一连两集《狂野夏威夷》会走过这片「水火交融」之地，认识其中的可贵生态。
第1集 - Land of Fire 火焰之地
第一集，节目将会从夏威夷这片土地的起源开始探索，看看夏威夷群岛如何逐渐从海中冒起。夏威夷的气候特别，更有超过九成的动植物是当地独有，包括当地海陆空多种有趣生物：夏威夷群岛独一无二的「笑脸蜘蛛」以及逆流爬上瀑布求存的鱼类等，向观众展现夏威夷的野性一面！
第2集 - Secrets of the Deep 深海的奥秘
海洋世界是夏威夷的重要生态环境，最后一集《狂野夏威夷》将会深入介绍水中的夏威夷。节目首先到夏威夷最西面的燕鸥岛（tern island），认识一班雀鸟如何在岛上成长；又解释火山爆发出的熔岩如何在水底继续膨胀，形成夏威夷的岛屿。节目深入海底，介绍会隐形的夏威夷八爪鱼和视力惊人的孔雀螳螂虾，亦会与一班保育学家寻找濒临绝种的海豹，并捕捉珍贵的鲸生活片段。
quot;The Witch Burnt Alive"
After a very long, but visually arresting animated opening credits sequence, Luchino Visconti (Death in Venice) directs the first story, which is the longest of the five, taking approximately a third of the film's running length. Mangano plays a superstar actress and model who travels to a mountain resort, only to find the well-to-do inhabitants have prejudices and preconceived notions about her based on her public persona. The women are all jealous and the men all want to sleep with her, but all Mangano wants is to be left alone. It's a mostly somber satirical piece, but story-wise, it languishes in its modest idea a bit long, becoming inconsequential to all but those fascinated by the realities of being famous.
"Community Spirit"
Bolognini's piece isn't really a story. It's more of a visual gag, in a short segment that features Mangano offering to take an injured man to a hospital, driving him at breakneck speed throughout the city, but not stopping at locations where he might find aid. I won't give away the punchline here, but it succeeds in being amusing, even if it's the kind of thing that only is interesting the first time through.
"The Earth Seen from the Moon"
The esteemed writer/director, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salo), crafts the middle segment, which is the most artistic and memorable of the five. Reminiscent in style to "Don Quixote", a recently widowed father and his son travel around the country in search of a new wife and mother, and after a long period, they discover the literally speechless Mangano. She brings joy into their lives, but they are poor, and in order to find a better life for themselves, they concoct a scheme to try to make some quick cash. The story is contrived, and not completely interesting, but the outlandish performances, artwork, and costumes does evoke great charm and likeability. Although mute, it's probably the most appealing of Mangano's five performances, and Toto is terrific.
"The Sicilian"
Franco Rossi directs the fourth an shortest piece, a straight-forward revenge story that comes and goes before it ever has a chance of becoming interesting. It's violent, but easily the least satisfying of the five stories.
"A Night Like Any Other"
Eastwood's appearance is clearly the biggest attraction here, which was filmed in between the Sergio Leone "Dollars" trilogy. It's an enjoyable departure from his normal roles, playing a comedic romantic lead, and he is affably fun to watch. Famed Italian director, Vittorio de Sica (The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D.) does a masterful job with the story, which perfectly blends the mundane and the fantasy in a visually satisfying way. The story is about a bored housewife (Mangano, of course), who tries in vain to get her husband to realize that he is not as romantic as he used to be. The scene is interspersed with comedic romance sequences revolving around the couple's past romantic interludes, and dreams of how their lives should be.
