Movielogr
Young Medardus (1923)
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Overview
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.
Length 124 minutes
Actors
Anny Hornik | Mari Hegyesi | Egon von Jordan | Mihail Xantho | Mary Stone | Franz Glawatsch | Gyula Szöreghy | Josef König | Ludwig Rethey | Agnes Esterhazy | Karel Lamač | Ferdinand Onno | Victor Varconi