Afterashortsplitprologueshowingrichesastherootofevilinancientandmoderntimes,thefilmsettlesinto1914France,wheretheOrientExpressisabouttobewreckedwhenabridgewashesoutAmongthoseonboardareAlandTravis,AmericanswhoaretravelingEuropespendingTravis'money,andMarie,aGermangirlTheboyssaveMarieafterthewreckandTravisfallsinlovewithherWhenWorldWarIbreaksoutAlwantstoenlist,butTraviscan't,feelingloyaltoMarie,aGermanBy1917Alhasenlisted,andTravisfollowshimshortlyaftermarryingMarieAccusedofbeingaGermanspybyaRussianagent,sheissentencedtodiebutisrecognizedbyTravis,whoispartofthefiringsquadThetowntheyareinisshelledandtheyarealltrappedunderground,duringwhichaministermakesalengthyparalleltoancienttimeswhentheKingofAkkadpersecutedhissubjectsanddefiedJehovah,whofinallysendsafloodtowipeoutmankind,exceptforNoahandhisfamily,whomhehasinstructedtobuildanarkandfillitwithtwoofeverycreatureonearth