Saraband for Dead Lovers
A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings.
1948 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Basil Dearden |
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| Writer: | Alexander Mackendrick, Helen Simpson, John Dighton |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 04, 1948 |
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| Director: | Basil Dearden |
| Writer: | Alexander Mackendrick, Helen Simpson, John Dighton |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, History |
| Keywords | sword fight, flashback, wedding |
| Production Companies | Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cecil Trouncer | Major Eck |
| Noel Howlett | Count Platen |
| Barbara Leake | Maria, Clara's Maid |
| Miles Malleson | Lord of Misrule |
| Rosemary Lang | Young Princess Sophie |
| Edward Sinclair | Nils |
| Allan Jeayes | Governor of Ahlden |
| Aubrey Mallalieu | Envoy at Ahlden |
| Guy Rolfe | Envoy at Ahlden |
| Anthony Quayle | Durer |
| Anthony Lang | Young Prince George |
| Margaret Vines |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Basil Dearden | Director |
| Alexander Mackendrick | Writer |
| Douglas Slocombe | Director of Photography |
| Helen Simpson | Novel |
| John Dighton | Writer |
| Roy Gough | Still Photographer |
| Alan Rawsthorne | Music |
| Michael Truman | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Michael Relph | Producer |
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