Saraband for Dead Lovers
“A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings.”
1948•NR•1h 36m•6.6•Released
RomanceHistoryDrama
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.
Director
Basil Dearden
Writer
John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick
Languages
English
Studio
Ealing Studios
Cast
Stewart Granger
Count Philip Konigsmark
Joan Greenwood
Sophie Dorothea
Flora Robson
Countess Clara Platen
Françoise Rosay
The Electress Sophia
Frederick Valk
The Elector Ernest Augustus
Peter Bull
Prince George Louis
Michael Gough
Prince Charles
Megs Jenkins
Frau Busche
Jill Balcon
Knesbeck
David Horne
Duke George William
Mercia Swinburne
Countess Eleanore
Cecil Trouncer
Major Eck
Noel Howlett
Count Platen
Barbara Leake
Maria, Clara's Maid
Miles Malleson
Lord of Misrule
Production
Company
Ealing Studios
Company
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Producer
Michael Relph
Producer
Michael Balcon
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