Marketa Lazarová (1967)

Marketa Lazarová (1967)

Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages. 1967-11-24 Czechoslovakia 166 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

František Velecký is Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryová is Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúch is Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
Pavla Polášková is Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Vlastimil Harapes is Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
Michal Kožuch is Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Josef Kemr is Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Naďa Hejná is Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Jaroslav Moučka is Jan, Kozlík's son
Jan, Kozlík's son
Zdeněk Kutil is Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet
Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet
Zdeněk Řehoř is Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
Karel Vašíček is Jiří, Kozlík's son
Jiří, Kozlík's son