A Spanish Woman and a British one become friends as the arrival of a Cuban anarchist in Rio Tinto, Spain, in 1888, inspires the workers to strike a British mining firm over dangerous air pollution and worker mistreatment.
Dieter Dengler is shot down during the Vietnam war and faces many grave obstacles in the jungles of Laos and Vietnam and is tortured by his captors. He cleverly plots to escape alive.
An ex-poker player coaches a youngster and partners with him in big money tournaments, but in time they face off as rivals in the big-money tournament final.