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.
Elenco:
Max von Sydow
,
Gunnar Björnstrand
,
Bengt Ekerot
,
Nils Poppe
,
Bibi Andersson
,
Inga Gill
,
Maud Hansson
,
Inga Landgré
,
Gunnel Lindblom
,
Bertil Anderberg
,
Anders Ek
,
Åke Fridell
,
Gunnar Olsson
,
Erik Strandmark
,
Sten Ardenstam
,
Gudrun Brost
,
Lars Lind
,
Benkt-Åke Benktsson
,
Tor Borong
,
Harry Asklund
,
Tommy Karlsson
,
Gösta Prüzelius
,
Tor Isedal
,
Mona Malm
,
Josef Norman
,
Fritjof Tall
,
Catherine Berg
,
Lena Bergman
,
Ulf Johanson
,
Gordon Löwenadler
,
Nils Whiten
.