Drama ·History · Czechoslovakia · 1967 · 2h 46m

Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová poster
Director
František Vláčil
Cast
František Velecký as Mikoláš, Kozlík's son Magda Vášáryová as Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter Ivan Palúch as Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son Pavla Polášková as Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter Vlastimil Harapes as Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau Michal Kožuch as Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Crew
Bedřich Baťka — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Zdeněk Liška — Original Music Composer František Pavlíček — Screenplay František Vláčil — Screenplay Vladislav Vančura — Novel
Tagline

Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Marketa Lazarová — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rapebased on novel or bookkidnappingchristianityflashbackpaganismblack and whiteincestfortressmiddle ages (476-1453)dark ageswolf pack
Key Collaborators
František Vláčil Director Bedřich Baťka Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Zdeněk Liška Original Music Composer František Pavlíček Screenplay František Vláčil Screenplay Vladislav Vančura Novel František Vláčil Story František Pavlíček Story Oldřich Okáč Production Design Theodor Pištěk Costume Design
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