Young Medardus (1923)

Cast

Anny Hornik, Mari Hegyesi, Egon von Jordan, Mihail Xantho, Mary Stone

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.