Saraband for Dead Lovers

5.9 / 10

(13 votes)

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Romance,

History,

Drama

Duration:

96 minutes

Year:

1948

Director:

Basil Dearden

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Company:

Ealing Studios,

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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

Crew:
John Dighton

Writer

Michael Balcon

Producer

Alexander Mackendrick

Writer

Helen Simpson

Novel

Michael Relph

Producer