Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers released in the United States. as Saraband is a 1948 British historical drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood. It is based on the novel by Helen Simpson. Set in seventeenth century Hanover, it depicts the doomed romance between Philip Christoph von Knigsmarck and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the wife of the Elector of Hanover.

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.Mai Zetterling was originally announced for the lead role. She then asked to be excused on account of a domestic incident and Lili Palmer was going to play the role instead. Eventually Joan Greenwood played it. ........

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