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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.
Gunnar Björnstrand
Cast
Bengt Ekerot
Cast
Nils Poppe
Cast
Max von Sydow
Cast
Bibi Andersson
Cast
Inga Gill
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Maud Hansson
Cast
Inga Landgré
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Gunnel Lindblom
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Bertil Anderberg
Cast
Ingmar Bergman
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Writer

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