

Marketa Lazarová
1967 · Movie · 2h 46m
DramaHistory
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Key crew
- František VláčilDirector
- Zdeněk LiškaOriginal Music Composer
- František PavlíčekScreenplay
- František VláčilScreenplay
Cast
- František VeleckýMikoláš, Kozlík's son
- Magda VášáryováMarketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
- Ivan PalúchAdam, Kozlík's one-armed son
- Pavla PoláškováAlexandra, Kozlík's daughter
- Vlastimil HarapesKristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
- Michal KožuchLazar, Kozlík's rival
- Josef KemrKozlík, Lazar's rival
- Naďa HejnáKateřina, Kozlík's wife
- Jaroslav MoučkaJan, Kozlík's son
- Zdeněk KutilReiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet
- Zdeněk ŘehořSovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
- Karel VašíčekJiří, Kozlík's son
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Themes
rapebased on novel or bookkidnappingflashbackpaganismblack and whiteincestfortressmiddle ages (476-1453)dark ageswolf packpower struggle























