Marketa Lazarová
“Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.”
1967•2h 46m•7.8•Released
DramaHistory
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.
Director
František Vláčil
Writer
František Pavlíček, František Vláčil
Languages
Czech
Studio
Filmové studio Barrandov
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
Zdeněk Řehoř
Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
Karel Vašíček
Jiří, Kozlík's son
Martin Mrázek
Václav, Kozlík's son
Václav Sloup
Šimon, Jan's son
Alena Pavlíková
Drahuše, Kozlík's younger daughter
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