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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 88/100. Scores higher than 94% of the 53 1950s fantasy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic88/100
3,443 audience votes
Key crew
- Ingmar BergmanDirector
- Erik NordgrenOriginal Music Composer
- Ingmar BergmanScreenplay
Cast
- Gunnar BjörnstrandJöns
- Bengt EkerotDeath
- Nils PoppeJof
- Max von SydowAntonius Block
- Bibi AnderssonMia
- Inga GillLisa
- Maud HanssonWitch
- Inga LandgréKarin
- Gunnel LindblomMute Girl
- Bertil AnderbergRaval
- Anders EkMonk
- Åke FridellPlog
Stills
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Themes
witchdying and deathblacksmithchesscountrysideallegorycrusadeartistjugglerwitch burninglast judgmentsymbolism
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