Saraband for Dead Lovers

Basil Dearden
1948-10-04

A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings.
5.9
96 min

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

Name Character Team
Stewart Granger Count Philip Konigsmark Unowned
Joan Greenwood Sophie Dorothea Unowned
Flora Robson Countess Clara Platen Unowned
Françoise Rosay The Electress Sophia Unowned
Frederick Valk The Elector Ernest Augustus Unowned
Peter Bull Prince George Louis Unowned
Michael Gough Prince Charles Unowned
Megs Jenkins Frau Busche Unowned
Jill Balcon Knesbeck Unowned
David Horne Duke George William Unowned
Mercia Swinburne Countess Eleanore Unowned
Cecil Trouncer Major Eck Unowned
Noel Howlett Count Platen Unowned
Barbara Leake Maria, Clara's Maid Unowned
Miles Malleson Lord of Misrule Unowned
Rosemary Lang Young Princess Sophie Unowned
Edward Sinclair Nils Unowned
Allan Jeayes Governor of Ahlden Unowned
Aubrey Mallalieu Envoy at Ahlden Unowned
Guy Rolfe Envoy at Ahlden Unowned
Anthony Quayle Durer Unowned
Anthony Lang Young Prince George Unowned
Margaret Vines Unowned