Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)

Drama History

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.

Updated May 22 2020

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FACTS

Runtime: 96 mins Rating: 6.7 Tag Line: A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings.

Cast

Michael Gough

Prince Charles

Peter Bull

Prince George Louis

Anthony Quayle

Durer

Flora Robson

Countess Clara Platen

Stewart Granger

Count Philip Konigsmark

Guy Rolfe

Envoy at Ahlden

Joan Greenwood

Sophie Dorothea

Noel Howlett

Count Platen