The Ancestress

The Ancestress
The Ancestress
Directed by	Jacob Fleck; Luise Fleck;
Screenplay by	Luise Fleck; Jakob Fleck;
Based on	Die Ahnfrau (1817), a play; by Franz Grillparzer
Produced by	Anton Kolm; Luise Fleck; Jakob Fleck;
Starring	Liane Haid; Max Neufeld; Karl Ehmann;
Production; company	Wiener Kunstfilm
Release date	November 1919;
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.

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Die Ahnfrau (1817), a play
by Franz Grillparzer

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

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The Ancestress
Directed by	Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck
Screenplay by	Luise Fleck Jakob Fleck
Based on	Die Ahnfrau (1817), a play by Franz Grillparzer
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