About Saraband for Dead Lovers
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.
Full Cast of Saraband for Dead Lovers
Stewart Granger
plays Count Philip Konigsmark
Joan Greenwood
plays Sophie Dorothea
Flora Robson
plays Countess Clara Platen
Françoise Rosay
plays The Electress Sophia
Frederick Valk
plays The Elector Ernest Augustus
Peter Bull
plays Prince George Louis
Michael Gough
plays Prince Charles
Megs Jenkins
plays Frau Busche
Jill Balcon
plays Knesbeck
David Horne
plays Duke George William
Mercia Swinburne
plays Countess Eleanore
Cecil Trouncer
plays Major Eck
Noel Howlett
plays Count Platen
Barbara Leake
plays Maria, Clara's Maid
Miles Malleson
plays Lord of Misrule
Rosemary Lang
plays Young Princess Sophie
Edward Sinclair
plays Nils
Allan Jeayes
plays Governor of Ahlden
Aubrey Mallalieu
plays Envoy at Ahlden
Guy Rolfe
plays Envoy at Ahlden
Anthony Quayle
plays Durer
Anthony Lang
plays Young Prince George
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