Στο μέλλον, η τρανή πόλη «Μητρόπολη» είναι το καμάρι του σύγχρονου κόσμου, με κυβερνήτη τον Τζο Φρέντερσεν. Αυτή η πανέμορφη ουτοπία όμως δεν κινείται μόνη της. Είναι ένας καλο-λαδωμένος μηχανισμός, που λειτουργεί νύχτα-μέρα από τον εξαντλητικό κόπο και μόχθο των εργατών. Ομως, αυτή η κατάσταση, με τους αστούς να χαίρονται τη ζωή που τους προσφέρει ο μόχθος των εργατών, σύντομα θα αλλάξει, όταν ο γιος του Φρέντερσεν, ο Φρέντερ, που ζει μια ξένοιαστη ζωή γεμάτη γλέντια, γνωρίζει κατά τύχη την όμορφη Μαρία, κόρη ενός εργάτη...
The wife of an Irish school teacher is branded a traitor when she falls for a British officer who is part of an occupying force in 1917 Ireland.
An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner. He now faces a new trial, presided over by a young and inexperienced judge.
Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.
Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH offers an accurate portrayal of the Salem witch trials, with real characters and original transcripts woven into the dialogue. The film is a powerful, moving story about three loving sisters accused of witchcraft.