The film's score is a significant "piece" of music in its own right:
: Feeling isolated in the Hanoverian court, she fell in love with a Swedish mercenary, Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark . Saraband for Dead Lovers
: Composed by Alan Rawsthorne and conducted by Ernest Irving. The film's score is a significant "piece" of
Both the book and the film are based on the true (though dramatized) story of (1666–1726): This novel served as the basis for the
The primary "piece" related to is the 1935 historical fiction novel by Helen Simpson . This novel served as the basis for the well-known 1948 film directed by Basil Dearden, which was notably the first Technicolor production from Ealing Studios. The Historical Foundation
: Their plan to flee was discovered, leading to the mysterious disappearance (and presumed murder) of Königsmark and the lifelong imprisonment of Sophia Dorothea in Ahlden House. Musical Adaptations