An elaborate Hollywood retelling of the Bible stories narrated by the film's director John Huston. We open with the Creation of the World and arrive at the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve (Michael Parks and Ulla Bergryd) and continue on to Cain (Richard Harris) and the murder of Abel (Franco Nero). Next, we visit Noah (John Huston) and his ark with its spectacular flood sequence. Then we come to the story of Nimrod, King of Babel (Stephen Boyd), the emergence of man's vanity and the heights to which it could aspire if unchecked. Finally we cover Abraham (George C. Scott), a mystic who spoke personally with God, a leader of men, a builder of nations, a pioneer and a warrior and Sarah (Ava Gardner). At the time she conceived her first child, the event being forecast by an Angel of the Lord. Three such Heavenly Messengers (all portrayed by Peter O'Toole) appeared in the course of events which befell Abraham and Sarah.

英国政府派007邦德（肖恩·康纳利 Sean Connery 饰）前往加勒比海调查一桩情报人员被杀案件，007几经调查，推测死者应该与蟹礁岛上的诺博士有关。诺博士在这个神秘的小岛上正进行着不为人知的阴谋计划，紧锣密鼓进行一项将要统治世界的科学实验。双方开始了斗智斗勇的战 争，诺博士派来了女间谍，企图监测007的一举一动乘机将其制服，不料反被007识破诡计。而渔民库洛及潜水员莱特（乌苏拉·安德丝 Ursula Andress 饰）成为了007的得力助手，然而，诺博士对007此行早有准备，007与美女助手陷入重重困境。眼看007就要葬身荒岛，事情却来了惊天逆转。

英国军方一艘绝密的间谍船在希腊发生了爆炸，船上有一个威力无比的发射机（据说它可以使整个北极星飞弹系统全部报废）沉入了海底。这下，不仅英国军方，还有世界各地的间谍、恐怖分子都开始蠢蠢欲动。于是，007邦德（罗杰•摩尔 Roger Moore 饰）出动了，他的任务就是尽快毁掉这台发射机。同一时候，哈维洛克先生在寻找这项装置时不幸被人刺杀身亡，他的女儿美琳娜（卡洛尔•布盖 Carole Bouquet 饰）试图千方百计想帮父亲报仇。邦德说服了美琳娜协助他潜入海底从沉船里取出了发射机。不幸的是，两人浮出水面被敌人抓住了……