The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his Jewish companion Paul Ree meet a beautiful young Russian intellectual and draw her into a ménage-à-trois.
Dominique Sanda
as Lou Andreas Salomé
Erland Josephson
as Friedrich Nietzsche
Virna Lisi
as Elizabeth Nietzsche
Robert Powell
as Paul Rée
Michael Degen
as Karl Andreas
Elisa Cegani
as Franziska Nietzsche
Umberto Orsini
as Bernard Foester
Carmen Scarpitta
as Malvida
Nicoletta Machiavelli
as Amanda
Amadeo Amodio
as Dr. Dulcamara
Mircha Carven
as Wolfgang
Philippe Leroy
as Peter Gast
