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.

• Lenfilm
• Mafilm
• Imre Sinkovits
• Ariadna Shengelaia
• Sándor Pécsi
• Igor Dmitriev
• Klara Luchko
• Larisa Trembovelskaya
• Irina Gubanova
• Tamás Major