Marketa Lazarová

(1967)Directed by František Vláčil166 minDrama, History
Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.

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 Veleckýas Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryováas Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúchas Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
Pavla Poláškováas Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Vlastimil Harapesas Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
Michal Kožuchas Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Josef Kemras Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Naďa Hejnáas Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Jaroslav Moučkaas Jan, Kozlík's son
ZKZdeněk Kutilas Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet
Zdeněk Řehořas Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
Karel Vašíčekas Jiří, Kozlík's son
Martin Mrázekas Václav, Kozlík's son
Václav Sloupas Šimon, Jan's son
Alena Pavlíkováas Drahuše, Kozlík's younger daughter
Zdeněk Lipovčanas Jakub, Lazar's son
ZKZdeněk Kryzánekas Pivo, Royal Governor
Jan Pohanas Kornet
Vladimír Menšíkas Bernard, Wandering Monk
Ladislav Považayas Burjan
Karla Chadimováas Prioress