Young Medardus

IMDb 4.9 1923 • 124 min • HistoryDrama

Director

Michael Curtiz

Country

AT

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Anny Hornik
Anny Hornik Agathe, seine Schwester
Mari Hegyesi
Mari Hegyesi Frau Klähr, seine Mutter
Egon von Jordan
Egon von Jordan Etzel
Mihail Xantho
Mihail Xantho Napoleon
Mary Stone
Mary Stone Anna