The Ancestress

1919 · 84 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 55 VOTES · DIR. Jakob Fleck, Luise Fleck

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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...

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Dialogue Timeline — 107 lines

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00:00:44 The Viennese Kunstfilm-Industrie presents the charming Liane Hain in:
00:00:59 Cast
00:01:46 Act One
00:08:14 Act Two
00:10:13 Noble be his dynasty, noble his deed Bring him to me, I want to meet him.
00:12:47 What was that? Was this a dream? Berta! Berta!
00:13:40 Woe is me, the ancestress!
00:14:03 Whenever doom is imminent, she appears. And you can hear her lament.
00:18:02 I shall inform the count.
00:21:23 Did all hell break loose?
00:24:19 And at the light of dawn a face appeared with well known features, yes, your face.
00:25:48 Act Four
00:27:23 Do you want to tarnish the soul of this fair maiden with your hate?
00:28:48 Stop, captain. I know my duty as well you know yours.
00:31:12 I heared the shot from my chamber. As I knew your father was outside
00:32:36 Act Five
00:33:48 If you don't escape with me, I shall stay.
00:34:47 Don't be afraid. Your vow gave my life new meaning.
00:35:24 Don't take it, it's cursed.
00:39:40 20 years ago I passed the castle, when I saw a handsome boy at the lake.
00:40:24 And I thought he had drowned, because his hat floated on the lake.
00:41:19 Tumble, you pillars of earth, the son has killed his father.
00:48:39 Berta, Berta, escape with me.
00:49:22 The end

Cast & Characters

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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed107
Dialogue density1.3 lines / min
First line00:00:44
Final line00:49:22

Production Record

DirectorJakob Fleck, Luise Fleck
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes55