{"product_id":"saraband-for-dead-lovers-blu-ray-le-us-1","title":"SARABAND FOR DEAD LOVERS - Blu-ray LE [US].","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/collections\/indicator-powerhouse\/products\/saraband-for-dead-lovers-blu-ray-us-limited-edition\"\u003eOrbit DVD\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/collections\/indicator-powerhouse\/products\/pre-order-saraband-for-dead-lovers-blu-ray-us-limited-edition\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/collections\/indicator-powerhouse\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePre-order from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/diabolikdvd.com\/product\/bd-saraband-for-dead-lovers-us-indicator-limited-edition-blu-ray-preorder\/\"\u003eDiabolik\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/diabolikdvd.com\/product-category\/browse-by-label\/indicator\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePre-order from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Saraband-Dead-Lovers-Limited-Blu-ray\/dp\/B0F6RXM4HM\/\"\u003eAmazon.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Basil Dearden, 1948, 96 mins)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease date: 19 August 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited Edition Blu-ray (US premiere)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the celebrated director-producer team of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph (\u003cem\u003eThe Gentle Gunman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ship That Died of Shame\u003c\/em\u003e) comes \u003cem\u003eSaraband for Dead Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e, the first colour production from Britain’s legendary Ealing Studios. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sumptuous historical romance, a teenage princess (Joan Greenwood, \u003cem\u003eGirl Stroke Boy\u003c\/em\u003e) is trapped in a loveless marriage to Prince George Louis of Hanover (Peter Bull, \u003cem\u003eThe Old Dark House\u003c\/em\u003e), heir to the British throne. 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