by Ingmar Bergman
96 minute runtime
Watched | March 11, 2020 by 👫 |
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Genres | Fantasy, Drama |
Released | February 16, 1957 |
Links | TMDB (8.2), IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes |
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.