Romance ·History ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1948 · 1h 36m

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Director

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

Crew

Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography Michael Truman — Editor Alan Rawsthorne — Original Music Composer John Dighton — Writer Alexander Mackendrick — Writer Helen Simpson — Novel

Tagline

A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Basil Dearden Director Douglas Slocombe Director of Photography Michael Truman Editor Alan Rawsthorne Original Music Composer John Dighton Writer Alexander Mackendrick Writer Helen Simpson Novel Michael Relph Producer Michael Balcon Producer

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