
Film
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · 2h 46m · Drama · History
Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
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- 7.9
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100%
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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.
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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
Zdeněk Lipovčan
Jakub, Lazar's son
Crew
- František VláčilDirector · Screenplay · Story
- František PavlíčekScreenplay · Story
- Vladislav VančuraNovel
- Erich ŠvabíkExecutive Producer
- Bedřich BaťkaDirector of Photography
- Zdeněk LiškaOriginal Music Composer
- Miroslav HájekEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 24, 1967
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Czech
- Runtime
- 2h 46m
- Rated
- +16
- Genres
- Drama, History
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