Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948
1h 36m
6.5

6.5/10

21 votes • View on IMDb

"A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ealing Studios J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 4, 1948
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0040758

Cast

Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger

Count Philip Konigsmark

Joan Greenwood
Joan Greenwood

Sophie Dorothea

Flora Robson
Flora Robson

Countess Clara Platen

Françoise Rosay
Françoise Rosay

The Electress Sophia

Frederick Valk
Frederick Valk

The Elector Ernest Augustus

Peter Bull
Peter Bull

Prince George Louis

Michael Gough
Michael Gough

Prince Charles

Megs Jenkins
Megs Jenkins

Frau Busche

Jill Balcon
Jill Balcon

Knesbeck

David Horne
David Horne

Duke George William

Mercia Swinburne
Mercia Swinburne

Countess Eleanore

Cecil Trouncer
Cecil Trouncer

Major Eck

Key Crew

Michael Relph
Producer
Basil Dearden
Director
Michael Balcon
Producer
John Dighton
Writer
Alexander Mackendrick
Writer