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.
Stars: František Velecký, Magda Vášáryová, Ivan Palúch, Pavla Polášková, Vlastimil Harapes, Michal Kožuch
Crew: František Vláčil (Director), Zdeněk Liška (Original Music Composer), Vladislav Vančura (Novel), Miroslav Hájek (Editor), Jaroslav Vožniak (Art Designer), Jiří Všetečka (Still Photographer)
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Studio: Filmové studio Barrandov
Runtime: 166 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 24, 1967
IMDb: 3.1
Keywords:rape, based on novel or book, kidnapping, christianity, flashback, paganism, incest, fortress, middle ages (476-1453), dark ages, wolf pack, power struggle, highwayman, feudal lord, bohemia, 13th century, clash of clans, peasants vs. royalty, barbarism, mountain fortress, medieval knight, slovakia, falconry, highway robbery
