

Marketa Lazarová (1968)
- NR
- 10/29/1968 (US)
- 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 Vláčil
Director, Screenplay, StoryVladislav Vančura
NovelFrantišek Pavlíček
Screenplay, StoryCast

František Velecký
Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryová
Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúch
Adam, Kozlík's one-armed sonPavla Polášková
Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Vlastimil Harapes
Kristián, son of Bishop of HennauMichal Kožuch
Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Josef Kemr
Kozlík, Lazar's rival