Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
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.
Directed by: František Vláčil
Written by: Vladislav Vančura, František Pavlíček, František Vláčil
Music by: Zdeněk Liška
Starring: František Velecký, Magda Vášáryová, Ivan Palúch, Pavla Polášková, Vlastimil Harapes, Michal Kožuch, Josef Kemr, Naďa Hejná, Jaroslav Moučka, Zdeněk Kutil
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1967-11-24
Runtime: 166 minutes
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