After seventeen years in prison, the former respected Parisian banker Paul Lavond flees with his friend, the lunatic scientist Marcel that is researching with his wife Malita the miniaturization of animals and human beings to impr...

一个久别家乡的浪子(尚冠武饰)，在老父弥留之际归来。由于老父的遗训，要他担负起抚养妻儿的责任，并将天伦之爱推己及人，使他幡然觉悟。20年后，他自己成了老人，其子(张翼饰)高官厚禄，终日与其媳(黎灼灼饰)周旋于达官贵人之间，忘了为父母之责。在儿子为他举行的豪奢的寿筵上，他望着窗外饥寒的穷人，潸然泪下，乃与老妻(林楚楚饰)携全家迁往乡间，筹办慈善机构，收养孤儿寡