在这部赵氏孤儿(京剧)戏曲片中,春秋晋国，屠岸贾侍宠杀害赵盾与全家三百余口。赵盾儿媳庄姬公主深宫产子，为救孤儿，程婴献子替孤。十五年后，程婴与魏绛联手杀死屠岸贾，报了赵家仇恨。
这幕悲剧是因屠岸贾、晋灵公在绛霄楼弹打百姓取乐而引发的……
The opera tells a classic Chinese tale about sacrifice, vengeance and justice. The Zhao family was one of the most prestige family in the Yuan Dynasty. Father Zhao Dun was the prime minister, son Zhao Shuo was the general and son's wife Zhuang Ji was the Empire's sister. Framed by their enemy Tu Anjia, the Empire decided to wipe out the entire Zhao family in one day, which was more than 300 people. During that time, Zhao Ji gave birth to her and Zhao Shuo's only child, but she did not manage to survive. This orphan became the only surviving member of the Zhao family. Before passing away, Zhao Ji gave the baby to Cheng Ying, the doctor who deliver to baby. Cheng Ying managed to kept the baby save, at the cost of his own son's life. Baring the grief, Cheng Ying became a retainer in Zhao family's enemy Tu Anjia's family , and managed to brought the orphan along with him. Cheng Ying told the orphan what happened to his family and they started to plot their revenge inside their enemy's home. 15 years later, their enemy found out about the truth.
