Saraband for Dead Lovers

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

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