Young Medardus

Der junge Medardus

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.

Director

Michael Curtiz

Screenplay

Ladislaus Vajda

Status

Released

Release date

05/10/1923

Original language

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