Young Medardus

Young Medardus
Directed by	Michael Curtiz
Produced by	Arnold Pressburger
Written by	Arthur Schnitzler (play) Ladislaus Vajda
Starring	Victor Varconi Egon von Jordan Agnes Esterhazy
Cinematography	Gustav Ucicky Eduard von Borsody
Production company	Sascha-Film
Release date	5 October 1923 (1923-10-05)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	Silent German intertitles

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 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.

Cast

• Victor Varconi as Medardus Klahr
• Egon von Jordan as Etzel
• Agnes Esterhazy as Helene
• Gyula Szőreghy as Eschenbacher
• Karel Lamač as Franz
• Franz Glawatsch as Berger
• Mari Hegyesi as Mrs. Klähr
• Anny Hornik as Agathe
• Josef König as Wachshuber
• Ferdinand Onno as Marquis de Valois
• Ludwig Rethey as Duke of Valois
• Mary Stone as Anna
• Mihail Xantho as Napoleon

See also

• Michael Curtiz filmography

Bibliography

• Robert von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.

External links

• Young Medardus on IMDb