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The story of a challenge to death.
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.
$150,000
$311,212
February 16, 1957
SF Studios
45 people
Gunnar Björnstrand
Jöns
Acting
Bengt Ekerot
Death
Acting
Nils Poppe
Jof
Acting
Max von Sydow
Antonius Block
Acting
Bibi Andersson
Mia
Acting
Inga Gill
Lisa
Acting
Maud Hansson
Witch
Acting
Inga Landgré
Karin
Acting
Gunnel Lindblom
Mute Girl
Acting
Bertil Anderberg
Raval
Acting
Anders Ek
Monk
Acting
Åke Fridell
Plog
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