That Lady in Ermine(1948)

movie - first aired/released 1948-08-24 - 89 min - audience 6.0

Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Music

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch

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...