Saraband for Dead Lovers
| Saraband for Dead Lovers | |
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| Directed by | Basil Dearden |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon Michael Relph (associate producer) |
| Written by | Helen Simpson (novel) John Dighton Alexander Mackendrick |
| Starring | Stewart Granger Joan Greenwood |
| Distributed by | Ealing Studios |
| Release date(s) | October 4, 1948 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Saraband for Dead Lovers (released in the U.S. as Saraband) is a 1948 costume drama film starring Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood. It is based on the novel by Helen Simpson
Jim Morahan, William Kellner and Michael Relph were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color.
Plot summary
Sophie Dorothea (Joan Greenwood) seeks solace from dashing Count Philip Konigsmark (Stewart Granger) when her husband Prince George Louis (Peter Bull), later to become King George I of Great Britain, wants nothing to do with her. The lovers are brought down by a jealous Countess Platen (Flora Robson).
Cast
- Stewart Granger as Count Philip Konigsmark
- Joan Greenwood as Sophie Dorothea
- Flora Robson as Countess Clara Platen
- Françoise Rosay as The Electress Sophia
- Frederick Valk as The Elector Ernest Augustus
- Peter Bull as Prince George Louis
- Anthony Quayle as Durer
- Michael Gough as Prince Charles
- Megs Jenkins as Frau Busche
- Jill Balcon as Knesbeck
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