Max Von Sydow as Antonius Block; Inga Landgr� as Karin; Gunnel Lindblom as Girl; Bibi Andersson as Mia; Gunnar Bjornstrand as J�ns, squire; Ake Fridell as Blacksmith Plog; Bengt Ekerot as Death; Inga Gill as Lisa; Maud Hansson as Witch; Bertil Anderberg as Raval; Nils Poppe as Jof
Rating
Cinematography
Language
Swedish
Plot
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.