Young Medardus

Young Medardus (1923) is a history, drama film directed by Michael Curtiz rated 5.3/10.

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

Agathe, seine Schwester

Mari Hegyesi

Frau Klähr, seine Mutter

Egon von Jordan

Etzel

Mihail Xantho

Napoleon

Mary Stone

Anna

Franz Glawatsch

Berger

Gyula Szöreghy

Eschenbacher

Josef König

Wachshuber

Ludwig Rethey

Duke of Valois

Agnes Esterhazy

Helene

Karel Lamač

Franz

Ferdinand Onno

Marquis de Valois