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.
Directing | Ingmar Bergman | Director |
Production | Allan Ekelund | Producer |
Sound | Erik Nordgren | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Gunnar Fischer | Director of Photography |
Editing | Lennart Wallén | Editor |
Art | P.A. Lundgren | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Manne Lindholm | Costume Design |
Writing | Ingmar Bergman | Screenplay |
Costume & Make-Up | Nils Nittel | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Lennart Wallin | Sound |
Sound | Aaby Wedin | Sound |
Directing | Lennart Olsson | Assistant Director |
Camera | Åke Nilsson | Assistant Camera |
Sound | Sixten Ehrling | Conductor |
Crew | Else Fisher | Choreographer |
Sound | Evald Andersson | Sound Effects |
Production | Carl-Henry Cagarp | Unit Manager |
Directing | Katinka Faragó | Script Supervisor |