Lanza was a Hollywood film star, one of the famous tenors the world has ever known, but the most dramatic role he ever played was that of Mario Lanza himself. A life overflowing with fame, passion, tantrums, success, vices, generosity and incomprehensible tragedies, this film portrays the life and death of a star battling to live with fame and it's darker side. This is the Mario Lanza story.