Set against the backdrop of the Siege of Famagusta during the Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) it features the first female swordswoman in Italian popular fiction, the Duchess Eleanora d'Eboli, better known as Captain Tempesta.

The films were directed by Corrado D'Errico and starred Carla Candiani as Captain Tempesta.

The powerful Ottoman army has taken every city save one, Famagusta, a Venetian port and stronghold.

The greatest among them is Captain Tempesta, a young noble unmatched in bravery and swordsmanship.

Few, however, know the captain's secret... that she has donned armour and passed herself off as a man in order to search for her beloved who has been imprisoned by the Turks.