That Lady in Ermine

Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Music

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Ernst Lubitsch

Status Released

Release Date 1948-08-24

Storyline

Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca, who saved a similar situation 300 years before, comes to life from a portrait to help her descendant. Complicating factor: the newlywed countess feels strangely drawn to the handsome invader...

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