In medieval Sweden, a knight returns from war only to find a ravaged homeland. He meets up with a group of travelling players and eventually confronts the embodiment of death with whom he engages in a game of chess.
Cast: | Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Bertil Anderberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Björnstrand, Nils Poppe, Bengt Ekerot, Åke Fridell, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson |
Director: | Ingmar Bergman |
Producer(s): | Allan Ekelund |