Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
Marketa Lazarová
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.
František VláčilDirector
Vladislav VančuraNovel
František VláčilScreenplay
František PavlíčekScreenplay
František VláčilStory
František PavlíčekStory
Top Billed Cast
František Velecký
Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryová
Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúch
Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
Vlastimil Harapes
Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
Josef Kemr
Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Naďa Hejná
Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Jaroslav Moučka
Jan, Kozlík's son
Zdeněk Řehoř
Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
Václav Sloup
Šimon, Jan's son
