Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová (1967)

24/11/1967
Drama, History
2h 46m

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
  • 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

František Velecký

Mikoláš, Kozlík's son

Magda Vášáryová

Magda Vášáryová

Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter

Ivan Palúch

Ivan Palúch

Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son

Pavla Polášková

Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter

Vlastimil Harapes

Vlastimil Harapes

Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau

Michal Kožuch

Lazar, Kozlík's rival

Josef Kemr

Josef Kemr

Kozlík, Lazar's rival

Naďa Hejná

Naďa Hejná

Kateřina, Kozlík's wife

Jaroslav Moučka

Jaroslav Moučka

Jan, Kozlík's son

Zdeněk Kutil

Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet

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