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.
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Also credited
- Gunnar Björnstrand Nils Poppe
- Released
- 1957
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Certificate
- PG
- Language
- Swedish
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