Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I of England. Despairing of ever experiencing true love, the depressed queen finds life at court no solace. Sophie then falls for a dashing Swedish soldier of fortune, Count Konigsmark.
- Released
- 1948-10-04
- Genres
- Romance, History, Drama
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Basil Dearden
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 23 votes
Cast
- Stewart Granger as Count Philip Konigsmark
- Joan Greenwood as Sophie Dorothea
- Flora Robson as Countess Clara Platen
- Françoise Rosay as The Electress Sophia
- Frederick Valk as The Elector Ernest Augustus
- Peter Bull as Prince George Louis
- Michael Gough as Prince Charles
- Megs Jenkins as Frau Busche
- Jill Balcon as Knesbeck
- David Horne as Duke George William
- Mercia Swinburne as Countess Eleanore
- Cecil Trouncer as Major Eck