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.
František Velecký
as Mikoláš, Kozlík's son
Magda Vášáryová
as Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter
Ivan Palúch
as Adam, Kozlík's one-armed son
Pavla Polášková
as Alexandra, Kozlík's daughter
Vlastimil Harapes
as Kristián, son of Bishop of Hennau
Michal Kožuch
as Lazar, Kozlík's rival
Josef Kemr
as Kozlík, Lazar's rival
Naďa Hejná
as Kateřina, Kozlík's wife
Jaroslav Moučka
as Jan, Kozlík's son
Zdeněk Kutil
as Reiner, Bishop of Hennau's Valet
Zdeněk Řehoř
as Sovička, Aide to the Royal Governor
Karel Vašíček
as Jiří, Kozlík's son
