The opulent picture book tells the life of the great Austrian actor through impressive images from his childhood to well into the nineties. For example, it shows Helmut Berger as a child feeding pigeons, in carnival costumes, and as a young adult at hotel management school. Numerous photos from all his films trace Helmut Berger's career, especially his years with Visconti, and depict him alongside the great stars of that era, with whom he acted: Liz Taylor, Romy Schneider, Annie Girardot, and Burt Lancaster. Other images document the jet-set life of the seventies and eighties, in which Helmut Berger was at the center, showcasing him in the illustrious company of film stars and high society, including Liz Taylor and Richard Burton on Onassis's yacht, with Audrey Hepburn's husband Mel Ferrer, and with Maria C.