Marketa Lazarová (1967)

Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.

Run Time: 2h46m | Release: 24 Nov 1967

Production Countries: Czechoslovakia

7.815 / 10130 Vote Count

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.