The Ancestress (1919)
1h 24m
Running Time
October 29, 1919Release Date
Plot.
The long dead ancestress of a noble family returns to haunt her last two remaining descendants. She can not rest until the entire family line has passed away. When she reappears, the household knows it is an ill omen. The patriarch of the family is old, and without a son. He is eager for his daughter to marry. She has her eye on a handsome young nobleman named Jaromir, but he isn't quite who he appears to be. This may be the opportunity the restless spirit has been waiting for for so long.
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Release DateOctober 29, 1919
Original NameDie Ahnfrau
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
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Wiki.
The Ancestress (German: Die Ahnfrau) is a 1919 Austrian silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Liane Haid, Max Neufeld and Karl Ehmann. The same story had previously been shot in 1910.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Meschkan.