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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.
Year: 1957
Studio: SF Studios
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Max von Sydow, Bengt Ekerot, Gunnar Björnstrand, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson, Inga Landgré
Crew: Erik Nordgren (Original Music Composer), Allan Ekelund (Producer), Gunnar Fischer (Director of Photography), P.A. Lundgren (Production Design), Manne Lindholm (Costume Design), Ingmar Bergman (Director)
Runtime: 96 minutes
Release: Feb 16, 1957
IMDb: 8.20/10 by 2,841 users
Popularity: 25
Country: Sweden
Language: svenska
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : witch, dying and death, blacksmith, chess, countryside, allegory, crusade, artist, juggler, witch burning, last judgment, symbolism, sense of life, grim reaper, black and white, demon, middle ages (476-1453), black death, playing chess, criterion, death personified, death incarnate, 14th century
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