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.
Ingmar Bergman | Director |
Allan Ekelund | Producer |
Erik Nordgren | Original Music Composer |
Gunnar Fischer | Director of Photography |
Lennart Wallén | Editor |
P.A. Lundgren | Production Design |
Manne Lindholm | Costume Design |
Ingmar Bergman | Screenplay |
Nils Nittel | Makeup Artist |
Lennart Wallin | Sound |