Marketa Lazarová

1967 · Directed by František Vláčil · 162 min · drama film, talk show, historical film

★ 7.8/10 · 164 ratings on TMDB

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.