1923
4.9 (5 votes)
2h 4m
Genres
History
Drama
Production Companies
Sascha-Film
Young Medardus (Der junge Medardus)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Ladislaus Vajda
Producer: Arnold Pressburger
Director of Photography: Gustav Ucicky, Eduard von Borsody
