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.
Jöns
Death
Jof
Antonius Block
Mia
Lisa
Witch
Karin
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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.
Jöns
Death
Jof
Antonius Block
Mia
Lisa
Witch
Karin
Movie / 1957
Movie / 1966
Movie / 1968
Movie / 1931
Movie / 1961
Movie / 1972
Movie / 1953
Movie / 1958
Movie / 1972
Movie / 1960
Movie / 1963
Movie / 1951
Movie / 1941
Movie / 1921
Movie / 1953
Movie / 1958
Movie / 1985
Movie / 1940
Movie / 1927
Movie / 1982