• 1957

  Release Date

• February 16th, 1957

• Runtime

• 96 minutes

• Synopsis

• 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.

• CAST

• Gunnar Björnstrand - Jöns,   Bengt Ekerot - Death,   Nils Poppe - Jof,   Max von Sydow - Antonius Block,   Bibi Andersson - Mia,   Inga Gill - Lisa,   Maud Hansson - Witch,   Inga Landgré - Karin,   Gunnel Lindblom - Mute Girl,   Bertil Anderberg - Raval,   Anders Ek - Monk,   Åke Fridell - Plog,   Gunnar Olsson - Albertus Pictor,   Erik Strandmark - Jonas Skat,   Lars Lind - Young Monk (uncredited),   Benkt-Åke Benktsson - Merchant at Inn (uncredited),   Tor Borong - Farmer at Inn (uncredited),   Gudrun Brost - Woman at Inn (uncredited),   Harry Asklund - Landlord (uncredited),   Ulf Johansson - Knight Commander (uncredited),   Sten Ardenstam - Knight (uncredited),   Gordon Löwenadler - Knight (uncredited),   Karl Widh - Man with Crutches (uncredited),   Tommy Karlsson - Mikael (uncredited),   Siv Aleros - Flagellant (uncredited),   Bengt Gillberg - Flagellant (uncredited),   Lars Granberg - Flagellant (uncredited),   Gunlög Hagberg - Flagellant (uncredited),   Gun Hammargren - Flagellant (uncredited),   Uno Larsson - Flagellant (uncredited),   Lennart Lilja - Flagellant (uncredited),   Monica Lindman - Flagellant (uncredited),   Helge Sjökvist - Flagellant (uncredited),   Georg Skarstedt - Flagellant (uncredited),   Ragnar Sörman - Flagellant (uncredited),   Lennart Tollén - Flagellant (uncredited),   Caya Wickström - Flagellant (uncredited),   Catherine Berg - Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited),   Mona Malm - Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited),   Tor Isedal - Man (uncredited),   Josef Norman - Old Man at Inn (uncredited),   Gösta Prüzelius - Man (uncredited),   Fritjof Tall - Man (uncredited),   Nils Whiten - Old Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited),   Lena Bergman - Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)     

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