: The gothic rock band Sex Gang Children released a track titled "Saraband for Dead Lovers" on their 2002 album Bastard Art! .
The film's score is a significant "piece" of music in its own right: Saraband for Dead Lovers
: 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 : The gothic rock band Sex Gang Children
: Feeling isolated in the Hanoverian court, she fell in love with a Swedish mercenary, Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark . Musical Adaptations : Feeling isolated in the Hanoverian
Both the book and the film are based on the true (though dramatized) story of (1666–1726):
: She was forced into a loveless marriage with her cousin, Prince George Louis of Hanover, who later became King George I of Great Britain .
Experience the lush, restored visuals and dramatic score of the 1948 film version: