Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing and influence of novelist George Sand and rises to prominence in the music world, to the exclusion of his old friends and patriotic feelings towards Poland.

Paul Munias Professor Joseph Elsner
Merle Oberonas George Sand
Cornel Wildeas Frédéric Chopin
Nina Fochas Constantia
George Coulourisas Louis Pleyel
Howard Freemanas Friedrich Kalkbrenner
Stephen Bekassyas Franz Liszt
Sig Arnoas Henri Dupont (uncredited)
Dawn Benderas Isabelle Chopin - Age 9 (uncredited)
David Bondas Lackey (uncredited)
Tony Gaudio