Marketa Lazarová

Based On the book by Vladislav Vančura

Marketa Lazarová is a 1967 Czechoslovak New Wave epic period drama film directed by František Vláčil. It is an adaptation of the novel Marketa Lazarová (1931) by Vladislav Vančura. Set in the middle of 13th century when Christianity was taking over native Paganism in Central Europe, the film tells the story of a daughter of a feudal lord who is kidnapped by neighbouring robber knights shortly before she is to join a convent. Marketa Lazarová was voted the all-time best Czech movie in a 1998 poll of Czech film critics and publicists.

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Release date:

1967

Director:

František Vláčil

Cast:

Josef Kemr, Magdaléna Vášáryová, Pavel Landovský, Vladimír Menšík, Jaroslav Moučka

Genre:

Historical, Drama, Talk show

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Year page:

1967 in adaptations