Movie

Marketa Lazarová

★ 7.7/10 · 162 votes 1967 2h 46m Released

DramaHistory

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.

Cast

František Velecký Mikoláš, Kozlík's son Magda Vášáryová Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's Ivan Palúch Adam, Kozlík's one-armed s P Pavla Polášková Alexandra, Kozlík's daught Vlastimil Harapes Kristián, son of Bishop of M Michal Kožuch Lazar, Kozlík's rival