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Saraband for Dead Lovers (released in the United States as Saraband) is a 1948 British adventure historical drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood. It is based on the 1935 novel by Helen Simpson.
Saraband: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Flora Robson, Françoise Rosay. Young Sophie Dorothea marries Prince George Louis but it's far from a love match. Then she falls for Swedish Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Basil Dearden
- 1948-12-06
In the 18th century, Sophie Dorothea (Joan Greenwood) is forced into marriage with Prince George Louis (Peter Bull), an aristocrat destined to inherit the British crown.
- Basil Dearden
- History, Drama
Nov 25, 2002 · A British queen trapped in a loveless marriage falls for a soldier of fortune.
- Basil Dearden, Michael Relph
- Stewart Granger
Mar 22, 2024 · Saraband For Dead Lovers (1948) A young woman married Prince George but it's far from a love match as she falls for a Swedish Count. Starring: Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Flora Robson.
- 97 min
No bond of the flesh between her and the dead boy, no reason in common sense against marriage with the dead boy's brother; and yet, somehow, the decencies were by the thought of such a match obscurely affronted.
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.