The Ancestress (1919)

overview : 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...

Release Date : Oct 29, 1919

Runtime : 1h 24m

Genre : Drama  Horror  

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Countries : Austria

Keywords : woman director, partially lost film