Young Medardus (1923)

5.3/10 • 124 min • History Drama

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

Egon von Jordan

Etzel

Agnes Esterhazy

Karel Lamač

Ferdinand Onno

Marquis de Valois

Victor Varconi

Medardus Klähr

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