
1957
8.162
(3.3K)
Duration
1h 36m
Premiere
February 16, 1957
Budget
$150,000
Gross worldwide
$311,212
Genres
Fantasy, Drama
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.

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