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.