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Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
Directed by Basil Dearden
“A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings.”
Romance, History, Drama · 1h 36m
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.
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
C
Cecil Trouncer
Major Eck
Crew
- Director
- Basil Dearden
- Writer
- John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick
- Novel
- Helen Simpson
- Director of Photography
- Douglas Slocombe
- Original Music Composer
- Alan Rawsthorne
- Editor
- Michael Truman
- Producer
- Michael Relph, Michael Balcon
Details
- Release date
- 1948-10-04
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Romance, History, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Organisation