
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
Jöns

Bengt Ekerot
Death

Nils Poppe
Jof

Max von Sydow
Antonius Block

Bibi Andersson
Mia

Inga Gill
Lisa

Maud Hansson
Witch

Inga Landgré
Karin

Gunnel Lindblom
Mute Girl
Bertil Anderberg
Raval

Anders Ek
Monk

Åke Fridell
Plog

Holy Night: Demon Hunters
Holy Night: Demon Hunters

Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke

Spirited Away
Spirited Away

Freaks
Freaks

Mifune
Mifune

Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire

Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves

The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows

The Secret Life of Words
The Secret Life of Words

My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me

The Good German
The Good German

The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear