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Marketa Lazarová

“Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.”

1967 · 2 h 42 min
Directed by František Vláčil
DramaHistoryRomance

Cast

Josef Kemr Magda Vášáryová Naďa Hejná Jaroslav Moučka František Velecký Karel Vasicek

Credits

Written by: Frantisek Pavlícek

Plot

In medieval Bohemia, a clan of robber barons kidnaps the daughter of a rival lord, and a love between the two families clashes with violence and faith.

Sinekatalog’s take

A savage, poetic and astonishingly shot epic, often called the greatest Czech film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (6,823 votes)
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