An historical novel about the doomed lover affair between Sophia Dorothea of Celle (wife of George I of England) and Philip Christoph von Königsmarck; the affair saw Königsmarck killed and Sophia repudiated by her husband and imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden for the last thirty years of her life.
Saraband for Dead Lovers
( dir. Basil Dearden
)
London
:
Ealing Studios
,
1948
Z1392954
1948
single work
film/TV
Set in seventeenth-century Hanover, Saraband for Dead Lovers tells the story of the tragic love affair between Sophie Dorothea, wife of George I of England, and Count Konigsmark, a Swedish soldier. Events take place in a climate of political intrigue leading up to George I's succession to the English throne.
Saraband for Dead Lovers : The Film and its Production at Ealing Studios
London
:
Convoy Publications
,
1948
Z1839460
1948
single work
prose
A behind-the-scenes look at the production of the 1948 film Saraband for Dead Lovers; contents include a condensed version of the story (pp. 32-63) which was based on the novel, Saraband for Dead Lovers, by Helen Simpson.
