Marketa Lazarová

About 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.

Marketa Lazarová (1967) is a history film directed by František Vláčil. František Velecký takes the lead as Mikoláš, Kozlík's son, Magda Vášáryová as Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter, Ivan Palúch as Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son, and Pavla Polášková as Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter.

Released in November 1967, it runs 166 minutes. Written by František Pavlíček and František Vláčil. It was produced by Filmové studio Barrandov. The story is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under incest, christianity, middle ages (476-1453), and power struggle. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel. It scores 7.8 out of 10 from 167 TMDB voters.

Andrei Rublev, The Name of the Rose, and To Kill a Mockingbird make useful companions to Marketa Lazarová, all filed under black and white.