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.
Released: Nov 24, 1967
Runtime: 166 minutes
Stars: František Velecký, Magda Vášáryová, Ivan Palúch, Pavla Polášková, Vlastimil Harapes, Michal Kožuch
Crew: František Vláčil (Director), Vladislav Vančura (Novel), Miroslav Hájek (Editor), Zdeněk Liška (Original Music Composer), Milan Kadlec (First Assistant Director), Josef Krameš (First Assistant Director)