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Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová

Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.

19677.82h 46m

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.

Directed by František Vláčil
Written by Vladislav Vančura, František Pavlíček, František Vláčil
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Top Cast

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

P

Pavla Polášková

Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter

Vlastimil Harapes

Vlastimil Harapes

Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau

M

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

Z

Zdeněk Kutil

Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet

Themes & Keywords

rapebased on novel or bookkidnappingchristianityflashbackpaganismblack and whiteincestfortressmiddle ages (476-1453)dark ageswolf packpower strugglehighwaymanfeudal lordbohemia13th centuryclash of clanspeasants vs. royaltybarbarismmountain fortressmedieval knightslovakiafalconryhighway robbery

About Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová is a drama, history film released in 1967 exploring themes of rape, based on novel or book, kidnapping, christianity, flashback, paganism. Directed by František Vláčil, it stars František Velecký, Magda Vášáryová, Ivan Palúch. 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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