Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: November 24, 1967
Runtime: 166 minutes
Genres: Drama, History
Original Language: CS
Rating: ⭐ 7.7/10 (148 votes)
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Cast
František Velecký
Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryová
Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúch
Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
Vlastimil Harapes
Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
Josef Kemr
Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Naďa Hejná
Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Jaroslav Moučka
Jan, Kozlík's son
Zdeněk Řehoř
Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
Václav Sloup
Šimon, Jan's son
Jan Pohan
Kornet
Oto Ševčík
mnich
Vladimír Menšík
Bernard, Wandering Monk
Pavel Landovský
Smil
Karla Chadimová
Prioress
Harry Studt
Bishop of Hennau, whose son is abducted by Kozlík's sons
Otto Lackovič
Antonín Hardt
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Narrator (voice)
Antonie Hegerliková
Kateřina (voice)
Petr Kostka
Mikoláš (voice)
František Husák
Jiří (voice)
Ladislav Trojan
Adam (voice)
Karolina Slunéčková
Alexandra (voice)
Martin Růžek
Lazar (voice)
Gabriela Vránová
Marketa Lazarová (voice)
Klaus-Peter Thiele
Kristián (voice)
Gerhard Rachold
Reiner (voice)
Hans Klering
Cartman (voice)
Marie Tomášová
Prioress (voice)
Fritz Diez
Armiger (voice)
Jiří Bruder
King's Soldier (voice)