Young Medardus (1923)
2h 4m
Running Time
October 5, 1923Release Date
Young Medardus (1923)
2h 4m
Running Time
October 5, 1923Release Date
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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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Cast & Crew.
Anny Hornik
Agathe, seine Schwester
Mari Hegyesi
Frau Klähr, seine Mutter
Egon von Jordan
Etzel
Mary Stone
Anna
Mihail Xantho
Napoleon
Franz Glawatsch
Berger
Michael Curtiz
Director
Gyula Szöreghy
Eschenbacher
Details.
Release DateOctober 5, 1923
Original NameDer junge Medardus
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Genres
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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.