
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.
Release Date: 1967-11-24
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Casts

František Velecký
as Mikoláš, Kozlík's son

Magda Vášáryová
as Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter

Ivan Palúch
as Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son

Vlastimil Harapes
as Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau

Josef Kemr
as Kozlík, Lazar's rival

Naďa Hejná
as Kateřina, Kozlík's wife

Jaroslav Moučka
as Jan, Kozlík's son

Zdeněk Řehoř
as Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor

Václav Sloup
as Šimon, Jan's son

Jan Pohan
as Kornet