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 |
| Music by | Alan Rawsthorne |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Michael Truman |
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| Distributed by |
Eagle-Lion Films General Film Distributors J. Arthur Rank Film |
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Release date
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4 October 1948 |
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Running time
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96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | 1,315,516 admissions (France) |
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 Königsmarck and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the wife of the Elector of Hanover.
Jim Morahan, William Kellner and Michael Relph were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color.
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).
The novel was first published in 1935.
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. She was unable to make it to England in time so eventually Joan Greenwood played it.
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