Young Medardus
Appearance
Young Medardus | |
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Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
Written by | Arthur Schnitzler (play) Ladislaus Vajda |
Produced by | Arnold Pressburger |
Starring | Victor Varconi Egon von Jordan Agnes Esterhazy |
Cinematography | Gustav Ucicky Eduard von Borsody |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | Austria |
Languages | 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.[1] 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.
Cast
[edit]- Victor Varconi as Medardus Klähr
- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Von Dassanowsky p.21
Bibliography
[edit]- Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
External links
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Categories:
- 1923 films
- 1920s historical drama films
- Austrian silent feature films
- Austrian black-and-white films
- Austrian historical drama films
- Films produced by Arnold Pressburger
- Films set in the 1800s
- Films set in Vienna
- Films shot at Schönbrunn Studios
- Films based on works by Arthur Schnitzler
- Films directed by Michael Curtiz
- Silent historical drama films
- 1920s German-language films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs
- Austrian film stubs