Date: February 16, 1957

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Fantasy, Drama

Length: 1h 36min

User Score: 81.63%

Description: 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.