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.
Stars: Anny Hornik, Mari Hegyesi, Egon von Jordan, Mihail Xantho, Mary Stone, Franz Glawatsch
Crew: Michael Curtiz (Director), Ladislaus Vajda (Writer), Arthur Schnitzler (Author), Arnold Pressburger (Producer), Gustav Ucicky (Director of Photography), Eduard von Borsody (Director of Photography)
Country: Austria
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Studio: Sascha-Film
Runtime: 124 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 05, 1923
IMDb: 6.1
Keywords:napoleon bonaparte, based on play or musical
