This is a romantic biographical film about Franz Liszt. In a distinguished saloon of Paris, the unknown composer, Liszt, defeats the renown Thalberg at a piano competition. Through his playing, he wins the favours and later the hand of the countess D'Agoult. A daughter is born in their marriage, Cosima. Liszt is better and better known, Marie introduces him to the circle of artists.
as Ferenc Liszt
as Carolyne
as Belloni
as Prince Wittgenstein
as Marie D'Agoult
as Lola Montez
as Olga Janina
as IX. Pius pápa
as Kozima, Liszt leánya
as Trefort Ágost, kultuszminiszter
as Vörösmarty
as Miska
as Glinka, Russian composer
as Pap
