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1967 · 2h 46m · Drama · History
TMDB 7.8/10 (160 votes)
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 & crew
František VláčilDirector
František Veleckýas Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryováas Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúchas Adam, Kozlík's one-armed sonPPavla Poláškováas Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Vlastimil Harapesas Kristián, son of Bishop of HennauMMichal Kožuchas Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Josef Kemras Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Naďa Hejnáas Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Jaroslav Moučkaas Jan, Kozlík's sonZZdeněk Kutilas Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet
Zdeněk Řehořas Sovička, Aide to the Royal GovernorKKarel Vašíčekas Jiří, Kozlík's sonMMartin Mrázekas Václav, Kozlík's son
Václav Sloupas Šimon, Jan's son