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Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers

A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings.

NR 1948 · 96 min · ★ 6.6 · Romance, History, Drama

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.

Directed by Basil Dearden · Written by John Dighton

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