Marketa Lazarová
1967/11/24 (US) | Drama, History
Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
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.
František Vláčil
Director
František Pavlíček
Screenplay
František Vláčil
Screenplay
Lead Cast
František Velecký
Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryová
Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúch
Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
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Pavla Polášková
Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Vlastimil Harapes
Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
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Michal Kožuch
Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Josef Kemr
Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Filmové studio Barrandov
Crews
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Vladislav Vančura
Novel
Zdeněk Liška
Original Music Composer
František Vláčil
Story
Josef Krameš
First Assistant Director
Ondrej Brezovský
Lead Costumer
Karel Vejřík
Unit Production Manager