When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy Actors: Åke Fridell, Anders Ek, Bengt Ekerot, Bengt Gillberg, Benkt-Åke Benktsson, Bertil Anderberg, Bibi Andersson, Catherine Berg, Caya Wickström, Erik Strandmark, Fritjof Tall, Georg Skarstedt, Gordon Löwenadler, Gösta Prüzelius, Gudrun Brost, Gun Hammargren, Gunlög Hagberg, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnar Olsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Harry Asklund, Helge Sjökvist, Inga Gill, Inga Landgré, Josef Norman, Karl Widh, Lars Granberg, Lars Lind, Lena Bergman, Lennart Lilja, Lennart Tollén, Marc Smith, Maud Hansson, Max von Sydow, Mona Malm, Monica Lindman, Nils Poppe, Nils Whiten, Ragnar Sörman, Siv Aleros, Sten Ardenstam, Tommy Karlsson, Tor Borong, Tor Isedal, Ulf Johansson, Uno Larsson Directors: Ingmar Bergman Production: SF Studios
