The Ancestress

The Ancestress
Directed by	Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck
Written by	Franz Grillparzer (play) Luise Fleck Jakob Fleck
Produced by	Anton Kolm Luise Fleck Jakob Fleck
Starring	Liane Haid Max Neufeld Karl Ehmann
Production company	Wiener Kunstfilm
Release date	November 1919 (1919-11)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Austria
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Ancestress (German: Die Ahnfrau) is a 1919 Austrian silent drama 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.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Meschkan.

Plot

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

1. "The Ancestress (1919) Review". Cinema Austriaco. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
2. 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