The film's score is a significant "piece" of music in its own right:

: Composed by Alan Rawsthorne and conducted by Ernest Irving.

: Feeling isolated in the Hanoverian court, she fell in love with a Swedish mercenary, Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark .

Both the book and the film are based on the true (though dramatized) story of (1666–1726):

Experience the lush, restored visuals and dramatic score of the 1948 film version:

: 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