Professor, old and lonely, lives in a palace symbolizing his grave. To this closed world the characters from the history, those real and those not real, enter to mark the end of an era.
Train from Geneva to Stockholm leaves the station with one extra passenger, young man who was exposed to a deadly plague. Now it is up to doctor aboard to save rest of the passengers.
The movie combines scenes from old movies with scenes filmed today so that together they would form a meaningful whole... although usually different meaning than in the original.
Two criminals leave prison on parole after serving a 30-years sentences, but the world outside has changed dramatically. Nevertheless they will try to do what they did best - rob a train.
