Young Medardus (1923)

Original title

Der junge Medardus

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Genre

silent film

Country

Austria

Runtime

2h 16m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in 1809 Vienna under French occupation, a young man gets involved in the resistance against Napoleon's army. The film follows his personal conflicts during wartime.

historicaldramaticpatrioticslow-pacedsomberformal

What happens

Young Medardus (German: Der junge Medardus) is a 1923 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Victor Varconi, Egon von Jordan and Agnes Esterhazy. Based on a play with the same name by Arthur Schnitzler, it is set during the 1809 French occupation of Vienna during the Napoleonic Wars. It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Berger and Julius von Borsody. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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