


“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.
Director
František Vláčil
Writers
František Pavlíček, František Vláčil
Release Date
November 24, 1967
Runtime
2h 46m
Status
Released
Original Language
cs
Vote Count
148
