After being accused of murder, Salem (Max von Sydow) is committed to an insane asylum at the request of his conniving sister (Liv Ullmann) and her malevolent husband (Per Oscarsson). Even from behind bars, he proclaims his innocence -- and vows revenge on the people who put him there. Laszlo Benedek (The Wild One) directs this brooding psychological thriller with bone-chilling music by Henry Mancini.