Marketa Lazarová(1967)
Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
166 min · Drama, History · Directed by František Vláčil
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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.
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US release dates
- Premiere
- October 29, 1968
- Limited theatrical
- August 30, 1974
