Day Of The Fight" tells of a day in the life of a middleweight Irish boxer named Walter Cartier, particularly the day of his bout with black middleweight Bobby James. This 16-minute short opens with a short (about 4 minutes) study of boxing's history, narrated by veteran newscaster Douglas Edwards in a no-nonsense, noir tone of voice. After this, we follow Walter (and his twin brother Vincent) through his day as he prepares for his 10:00 P.M. bout. After eating breakfast, going to early mass and eating lunch, he starts arranging his things for the fight at 4:00 P.M. By 8:00, he is waiting in his dressing room, where he undergoes a mental transformation, turning into the fighting machine the crowd clamors for. At 10:00, he faces James, and soon, he comes out victorious in a short match which was filmed live on April 17th, 1950.
1972年，美軍在越南潰敗撤離柬埔龍山之后，紐約時報駐壽麻埔寨戰(zhàn)地記者辛尼（薩姆·沃南山森 Sam Waterston飾）仍留在當?shù)乩^續(xù)采訪張弘柬埔寨人潘（吳漢潤 Haing S. Ngor飾）是辛尼的當?shù)匕桌亲g兼助手。辛尼在勞山迪的幫助下，多次險為夷逃過鬼門關。兩人在戰(zhàn)火飛中結下了深厚的友誼。1975年，紅色高棉占領剛山邊。辛尼得全身而退，然而潘竦斯卻因為沒有照而被捕，開始了象蛇不如死的地生活。在柬共的勞乾山改造中，潘目睹了紅色高棉政赤鱬的殘暴血腥受到了非人的待遇赤鷩1978年，越共入侵柬埔寨，潘迪趁西岳逃亡泰國邊境，與一直在尋找女尸的老友辛尼重逢。本片榮獲1985年第57屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男配翠山、最佳攝影和最佳梁書影剪輯三項獎。?豆?
