Young Medardus

49%% | Oct 05, 1923 | History, Drama

Patriotic Austrian costume drama, about the martyr Medardus who opposed Napoleon's occupation of Vienna in 1809. The plot proceeds in a series of confrontations with Medardus, his mother and sister, the blind exiled Count of Valois, his ambitious daughter, and Napoleon himself (portrayed as a cool strategist), including several brief flashbacks.

Featured Cast

Michael Curtiz
Director
Ladislaus Vajda
Writer

Cast

Anny Hornik
Agathe, seine Schwester
Mari Hegyesi
Frau Klähr, seine Mutter
Mihail Xantho
Napoleon
Gyula Szöreghy
Eschenbacher
Josef König
Wachshuber
Ludwig Rethey
Duke of Valois

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