The Ancestress (German: Die Ahnfrau) is a 1919 Austrian silentdrama film directed by Jacob Fleck[1] and Luise Fleck and starring Liane Haid, Max Neufeld and Karl Ehmann.[2] The same story had previously been shot in 1910.
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| Based on | Die Ahnfrau (1817), a playby Franz Grillparzer |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
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The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Meschkan.
Plot
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Cast
- Liane Haid – Tochter Berta
- Max Neufeld – Jaromir von Eschen
- Karl Ehmann – Graf Zdenko von Borotin
- Eugen Neufeld – Hauptmann
- Josef Recht – Räuber Boleslav
- Eduard Sekler – Kastellan
References
- ^"The Ancestress (1919) Review". Cinema Austriaco. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^Parish p.245
Bibliography
- Parish, Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.
External links
- The Ancestress at IMDb
- The Ancestress is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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