The story of Alexander the Great, Greek hero and world-conqueror. Alexander is a man torn by conflict between his teacher, Aristotle, his warrior father and his own ambition.

Set against the backdrop of the 1916 war against Pancho Villa, Thomas Thorn, a career Army officer, is given the task of leading five Medal of Honor candidates to the military base of Cordura, Texas. Branded a coward during battle, Thorn hopes to learn what these men possess which he lacks. As the journey through the desert progresses, the "heroes" panic, attempting murder, mutiny and rape as the quest for survival reveals their true characters.

A young assistant District Attorney uses a prostitute to indict a gang of racketeers, its czar, and his underlings.

"A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband, who believe he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier."--Internet Movie Database