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Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages. - Marketa Lazarová
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Title: Marketa Lazarová

Release Date: 24 Nov 1967

Runtime: 2h 46m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Filmové studio Barrandov

Production Companies: Filmové studio Barrandov

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.

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Average Vote: 7.8 (135 votes)

Cast

  • Mikoláš, Kozlík's son: František Velecký
  • Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter: Magda Vášáryová
  • Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son: Ivan Palúch
  • Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter: Pavla Polášková
  • Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau: Vlastimil Harapes
  • Lazar, Kozlík's rival: Michal Kožuch
  • Kozlík, Lazar's rival: Josef Kemr
  • Kateřina, Kozlík's wife: Naďa Hejná
  • Jan, Kozlík's son: Jaroslav Moučka
  • Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet: Zdeněk Kutil
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