出身于贫困的农村的张英（蒋天流 饰）邂逅了来自上海的知识分子李克（赵丹 饰），两人之间从单纯的革命友谊最终过度到爱情，于是决定携手步入婚姻的殿堂。上海解放后，夫妻两人被调回了上海，回到故乡的李克对眼前的一切都倍感亲切，而自幼生活在农村的张英却对大城市的一切都感到陌生和难以适应。 一次偶然中，张英在舞厅门口看到舞厅的老板在欺辱一个小女孩小娟，张英挺身而出为小娟打抱不平，还将无家可归的小娟带回了家中，这让李克感到非常的不满。最终，夫妻两人之间的误会和争吵越来越多，他们决定分居。

Willy Loman is an aging salesman who was recently fired from his job. Dealing with feelings of failure, Willy begins to relive events from the past that involve his older son, Biff, and his wife, Linda. Willy tries to learn from past mistakes and works to make amends with his family, but his biggest struggle is to make peace with himself over a failed dream of financial success.