Young 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.

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Top cast

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Anny Hornik

Agathe, seine Schwester

M

Mari Hegyesi

Frau Klähr, seine Mutter

Egon von Jordan

Etzel

M

Mihail Xantho

Napoleon

M

Mary Stone

Anna

F

Franz Glawatsch

Berger

G

Gyula Szöreghy

Eschenbacher

J

Josef König

Wachshuber

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Ludwig Rethey

Duke of Valois

Agnes Esterhazy

Helene

Karel Lamač

Franz

Ferdinand Onno

Marquis de Valois

Victor Varconi

Medardus Klähr

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