Marketa Lazarová (1974)

Movie"Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages."
Audience Score
79
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NR 2 hr 46 minAug 30th, 1974Drama, History
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.
StarringFrantišek VeleckýMagda VášáryováIvan Palúch
DirectorFrantišek Vláčil

Movie Details

Original Language:Czech
Executive Producers:Erich Švabík
Production Companies:Filmové studio Barrandov
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookkidnappingrapechristianityflashbackincestmiddle ages (476-1453)13th centurypaganismpower struggle