

Marketa Lazarová
Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
7.9(144 votes)
1967
2h 46m
Drama
History
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.
Production
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