Marketa Lazarová

Name: Marketa Lazarová
Released: 1967-11-24
Rating: 7.8

1967

Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.

Trailer

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.

Release Date

1967-11-24

Status

Released

Original Title

Marketa Lazarová

Runtime

2h 46m

Original Language

CS

Production Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Overview

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.

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