Young Medardus

History, Drama · 1923

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.

Starring

Michael Curtiz, Arthur Schnitzler, Anny Hornik, Mari Hegyesi, Arthur Schnitzler, Ladislaus Vajda, Egon von Jordan, Mihail Xantho, Julius von Borsody

Director

Michael Curtiz

Producer

Arnold Pressburger