Glenn Ford portrays "Lizarabengoa," an upstanding soldier assigned to a regiment in Córdoba. He soon encounters the allure of a local gypsy woman, "Carmen" (Rita Hayworth), which creates conflict with his superior officer, Colonel Moss. Following a brief sword fight, he ends up aligning himself with Carmen and her band of minor criminals led by “Garcia” (Victor Jory), where he competes for her attention. However, "Ca…