Young Medardus (1923)

Young Medardus (1923)

1923-10-05 Austria 124 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Anny Hornik is Agathe, seine Schwester
Agathe, seine Schwester
Mari Hegyesi is Frau Klähr, seine Mutter
Frau Klähr, seine Mutter
Mihail Xantho is Napoleon
Gyula Szöreghy is Eschenbacher
Eschenbacher
Josef König is Wachshuber
Wachshuber
Ludwig Rethey is Duke of Valois
Duke of Valois
Ferdinand Onno is Marquis de Valois
Marquis de Valois