Saraband

In 17th-century Hanover, Sophie Dorothea of Celle (Joan Greenwood) is forced into a loveless marriage to Prince George Louis of Hanover. Despairing of ever experiencing true love, she seeks solace from the dashing Count Philip Konigsmark (Stewart Granger), a Swedish soldier who becomes her lover. The lovers' affair is exposed by the jealous Countess Clara Platen (Flora Robson).