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Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.

Marketa Lazarová

7.819672h 46m

DramaHistory

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.

Directed by František Vláčil

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CAST

The people behind the story

František Velecký

František VeleckýMikoláš, Kozlík's son

Magda Vášáryová

Magda VášáryováMarketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter

Ivan Palúch

Ivan PalúchAdam, Kozlík's one-armed son

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Pavla PoláškováAlexandra, Kozlík's daughter

Vlastimil Harapes

Vlastimil HarapesKristián, son of Bishop of Hennau

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Michal KožuchLazar, Kozlík's rival

Josef Kemr

Josef KemrKozlík, Lazar's rival

Naďa Hejná

Naďa HejnáKateřina, Kozlík's wife