In 1945, the new Polish government asked for the heart of Chopin previously buried in Paris. A woman called Paulina Czernika approached the government claiming to have some love letters from the composer to her great-grandmother, the Countess Delfina Potocka.
Paul Rhys
as Chopin
Penelope Wilton
as Delfina / Paulina
John Shrapnel
as Iwaszkiewicz
Patricia Quinn
as George Sand
Corin Redgrave
as Judge
Terence Rigby
as Sydow
Roger Hammond
as Schwabe
Ben Walden
as Tytus
Valerii Panarin
as Chopin's Father
Rebecca Tremain
as Jane Sterling
Cheyenne Raymond
as Solange
John Bird
as 1st Official