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Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová

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Marketa Lazarová

"Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages."

1967

2h 46m

7.8(157 votes)

Drama

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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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Filmové studio Barrandov

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10 featured cast members

Starring

František Velecký

František Velecký

Mikoláš, Kozlík's son

Magda Vášáryová

Magda Vášáryová

Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter

Ivan Palúch

Ivan Palúch

Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son

Pavla Polášková

Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter

Vlastimil Harapes

Vlastimil Harapes

Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau

Michal Kožuch

Lazar, Kozlík's rival

Josef Kemr

Josef Kemr

Kozlík, Lazar's rival

Naďa Hejná

Naďa Hejná

Kateřina, Kozlík's wife

Jaroslav Moučka

Jaroslav Moučka

Jan, Kozlík's son

Zdeněk Kutil

Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet

Creative team

Directed by: František Vláčil
Written by: František Pavlíček
František Vláčil

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