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Marketa Lazarová (1967)

Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.

Genre: Drama, History

Released: 1967-11-24

Runtime: 166 min.

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.

7.9/10

166 min.

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