Marketa Lazarová
“Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.”
7.7(151 votes)
November 24, 1967
2h 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.
Director
František VláčilWriters
Vladislav Vančura, František Pavlíček, František Pavlíček
