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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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 for his life. The knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused.
Janus Films ; a film by Ingmar Bergman ; [Svensk Filmindustri presents] ; producer, Allan Ekelund ; [screenplay writer, Ingmar Bergman ; director, Ingmar Bergman].
Originally released as motion picture in 1957.
Based on the play Painting on wood by Ingmar Bergman.
Released as part of the "Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films."
Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max Von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson, Inga Landgré, Gunnel Lindblom.
Swedish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Photography, Gunnar Fischer; editor, Lennart Wallén; music, Erik Nordgren.