Young Medardus (1923)

Name: Young Medardus
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1923-10-05

2h 4m

Running Time

Plot.

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.

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Details.

Release Date
October 5, 1923

Original Name
Der junge Medardus

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 4m

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2023-11-11

Wiki.

Young Medardus (German: Der junge Medardus) is a 1923 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Victor Varconi, Egon von Jordan and Agnes Esterhazy. Based on a play with the same name by Arthur Schnitzler, it is set during the 1809 French occupation of Vienna during the Napoleonic Wars.

It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Berger and Julius von Borsody.