Marketa Lazarová (1967)
24/11/1967
Drama, History
2h 46m
- 79% (143 votes)
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Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
Overview
Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.
- František VláčilDirector, Screenplay
- František PavlíčekScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Keywords
- rape
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- christianity
- flashback
- paganism
- black and white
- incest
- fortress
- middle ages (476-1453)
- dark ages
- wolf pack
- power struggle
- highwayman
- feudal lord
- bohemia
- 13th century
- clash of clans
- peasants vs. royalty
- barbarism
- mountain fortress
- medieval knight
- slovakia
- falconry
- highway robbery
Top Billed Cast
František Velecký
Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryová
Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúch
Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
Pavla Polášková
Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Vlastimil Harapes
Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
Michal Kožuch
Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Josef Kemr
Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Naďa Hejná
Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Jaroslav Moučka
Jan, Kozlík's son
Zdeněk Kutil
Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet
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