Marketa Lazarová
1967 · Movie · 166 min · ★ 7.8 · 95% critics
After a robbery, two brothers capture a young German hostage and must deal with the fallout from a powerful ruler. One of them tries to secure a defensive alliance from a neighbor, but persuasion fails, leading to a vengeful kidnapping on the eve of a religious initiation.
Based on Markéta Lazarová
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Details
- Years
- 1967
- Release date
- 1967-11-24
- Language
- CS
- Runtime
- 166 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (157 votes)
About
If you want a visually immersive medieval tale with a dark, unsettling mood, Marketa Lazarová may be for you; Not for you if you dislike confusing pacing or prefer a stronger, more straightforward story, like The Battle of Algiers or Hiroshima Mon Amour.
Pros: immersive medieval visuals; bleak, grim tone; unforgettable scenes | Cons: unclear early pacing; story feels weaker; uncomfortable, rough imagery
Themes
- rape
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- flashback
- paganism
- black and white
- incest
- fortress
- middle ages (476-1453)
- dark ages
- wolf pack
- power struggle
- +12 more
Cast & crew
František Velecký
as Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryová
as Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúch
as Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
- PP
Pavla Polášková
as Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Vlastimil Harapes
as Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
- MK
Michal Kožuch
as Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Josef Kemr
as Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Naďa Hejná
as Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Jaroslav Moučka
as Jan, Kozlík's son
- ZK
Zdeněk Kutil
as Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet
Directed by František Vláčil