Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers

96 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Oct. 4, 1948

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.

Saraband for Dead Lovers

96 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Oct. 4, 1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Ealing Studios
Original title Saraband for Dead Lovers
Directors Basil Dearden
Writers Helen Simpson, Alexander Mackendrick, John Dighton

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

Michael Gough

as Prince Charles

Megs Jenkins

as Frau Busche

Jill Balcon

as Knesbeck

David Horne

as Duke George William

Mercia Swinburne

as Countess Eleanore

Cecil Trouncer

as Major Eck

Noel Howlett

as Count Platen

Barbara Leake

as Maria, Clara's Maid

Miles Malleson

as Lord of Misrule

Rosemary Lang

as Young Princess Sophie

Edward Sinclair

as Nils

Allan Jeayes

as Governor of Ahlden

Aubrey Mallalieu

as Envoy at Ahlden

Guy Rolfe

as Envoy at Ahlden

Anthony Quayle

as Durer

Anthony Lang

as Young Prince George