Marketa Lazarová (1967)
7.9
/10 By 136 Votes
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.
Release Date : November 24, 1967
Runtime : 166m
Companies : Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries : Czechoslovakia
Keywords : rape, based on novel or book, kidnapping, christianity, flashback, paganism, incest, fortress, middle ages (476-1453), dark ages, wolf pack, power struggle, highwayman, feudal lord, bohemia, 13th century, clash of clans, peasants vs. royalty, barbarism, mountain fortress, medieval knight, slovakia, falconry, highway robbery
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