Saraband for Dead Lovers
Also known as Saraband
1948 film by Basil Dearden
Film · TMDB
6.6Sophie 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: 1948-10-0496 minDir: Basil DeardenRomance, History, Drama
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
Themes
- royal family
- flashback
- sword fight
- wedding