Saraband for Dead Lovers
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| 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 |
| IMDb profile | |
Saraband for Dead Lovers (released in the U.S. as Saraband) is a 1948 costume drama film starring Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood.
Jim Morahan, William Kellner and Michael Relph were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color.
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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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