Movie·1967·2h 46m
Marketa Lazarová
Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
Country
Czechoslovakia
Language
Czech
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The Story
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.
Producer
Erich Švabík
Cinematography
Bedřich Baťka
Music
Zdeněk Liška
Editor
Miroslav Hájek
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
František Velecký
Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryová
Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúch
Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
Pavla Polášková
Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Vlastimil Harapes
Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
Michal Kožuch
Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Josef Kemr
Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Naďa Hejná
Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Jaroslav Moučka
Jan, Kozlík's son
Zdeněk Kutil
Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet
Zdeněk Řehoř
Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
Karel Vašíček
Jiří, Kozlík's son
Martin Mrázek
Václav, Kozlík's son
Václav Sloup
Šimon, Jan's son
Alena Pavlíková
Drahuše, Kozlík's younger daughter
Zdeněk Lipovčan
Jakub, Lazar's son
Zdeněk Kryzánek
Pivo, Royal Governor
Jan Pohan
Kornet
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Crew
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
František Vláčil
Director, Story, Screenplay
Zdeněk Liška
Original Music Composer
František Pavlíček
Screenplay, Story
Erich Švabík
Executive Producer
Bedřich Baťka
Director of Photography
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