爱德华是一位即将崭露头角的小说家，正在一边工作一边照顾年迈的母亲。终于在文学上有所突破的他，却被出版社要求去美国参加书展。此时，爱德华的三位密友也突发奇想，决定去度过一个假期，他们把年老的母亲们托付给爱德华照看。混乱随之而来，爱德华尽力维持着某种秩序...

　　A man afflicted with clairvoyance tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder.

　　Michael Powell teamed with actor James Mason (who also co-produced) to make a film loosely based on the life of controversial Australian artist Norm