1957/02/16 (US) | Fantasy, Drama
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.
Ingmar Bergman
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Screenplay
Gunnar Björnstrand
Jöns
Bengt Ekerot
Death
Nils Poppe
Jof
Max von Sydow
Antonius Block
Bibi Andersson
Mia
Inga Gill
Lisa
Maud Hansson
Witch
$ 150,000
$ 311,212
Released
Gunnar Fischer
Director of Photography
Lennart Wallén
Editor
Erik Nordgren
Original Music Composer
P.A. Lundgren
Production Design
Allan Ekelund
Producer
Manne Lindholm
Costume Design