伊森（汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰）曾是任职于特殊部门的秘密特工，自从一位名叫茱莉亚（米歇尔·莫娜汉 Michelle Monaghan 饰）的美丽女子出现在他的生命里后，伊森决定金盆洗手，卸甲归田。遗憾的是，好景不长，幸福的生活还没过多久，伊森便接到了徒弟林德赛（凯丽·拉塞尔 Keri

The winter of 1917, the North-East front, the final clashes of the Great War. An Italian stronghold situated at 1800 metres above sea level, on the As