| Saraband for Dead Lovers | |
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| Directed by | Basil Dearden |
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| Based on | novel by Helen Simpson |
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| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Michael Truman |
| Music by | Alan Rawsthorne |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £371,205[1] |
| Box office | 1,315,516 admissions (France)[2] £87,338 (UK)[1] |
Saraband for Dead Lovers (released in the United States as Saraband) is a 1948 British adventure historical drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood. It is based on the 1935 novel by Helen Simpson. Set in 17th-century Hanover, it depicts the doomed romance between Philip Christoph von Königsmarck and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the wife of the electoral prince of Hanover. The saraband mentioned in the title is a type of Spanish dance.
Jim Morahan, William Kellner and Michael Relph were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.[3] It was the first Ealing Studios film shot in colour.
- ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 355. Gross is distributor's gross receipts.
- ^ Box office information for Stewart Granger films in France at Box Office Story
- ^ "NY Times: Saraband for Dead Lovers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.