A man decides to renounce his wealth and becomes a pastor. Within a short time he builds a reputation as a merciful and just man, but when he falls in love with a young rich woman, it causes problems.

聲譽日隆的醫生與妻子漸行漸遠，繼而戀上了跳舞女郎，和她搬到鄉下雙宿雙棲。兩人遇上失明的畫家，醫生治好了畫家的雙眼，而女郎則愛上了復明的畫家，直至畫家的眼睛再度失明……北海岸邊對比強烈的光影，襯托着生死愛戀的掙扎。茂瑙不斷反覆講述的三角戀愛和良心角力故事，在他這部最早的傳世作品中已經可見。改編自丹麥劇作家夏里亞‧布洛的作品《勝利者》。