Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.5
“A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings.”
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.
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Cast
40 people
Stewart Granger
Count Philip Konigsmark
Known for
Moonfleet
Scaramouche
Joan Greenwood
Sophie Dorothea
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Man in the White Suit
Flora Robson
Countess Clara Platen
Known for
Black Narcissus
Wuthering Heights
Françoise Rosay
The Electress Sophia
Known for
Bizarre, Bizarre
The Red Inn
Frederick Valk
The Elector Ernest Augustus
Known for
Dead of Night
The Colditz Story
Peter Bull
Prince George Louis
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The African Queen
Michael Gough
Prince Charles
Known for
Batman Returns
Corpse Bride
Megs Jenkins
Frau Busche
Known for
The Innocents
Murder Most Foul
Jill Balcon
Knesbeck
Known for
Wittgenstein
Edward II
David Horne
Duke George William
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
Mercia Swinburne
Countess Eleanore
Also in
Alibi
The Compulsory Wife
Cecil Trouncer
Major Eck
Known for
Pygmalion
Basil Dearden Director · John Dighton Writer Alexander Mackendrick Writer
United States release June 11, 1949 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Ealing Studios
Production
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 4, 1948
Theatrical
United States · June 11, 1949
Theatrical
United States · August 19, 2025
Physical · 4K & Blu-ray
France
November 16, 1949 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 8, 1967 · Theatrical
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