movie backdrop
That Lady in Ermine

That Lady in Ermine

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 24, 1948

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Music

User Score

58%

Original Title

That Lady in Ermine

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Director

Ernst Lubitsch

Description

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...