An allegory on man's search for meaning. Von Sydow stars as a medieval knight returning from the Crusades. He encounters Death, and plays a chess game with him, with his life and soul as the stakes.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.videodiscvideorecordingvideorecording (DVD)
General Note: In Swedish or English (dubbed) with English subtitles.LSC 57.44For home use only.Special features include: audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie; an annotated, illustrated Bergman filmography, featuring excerpts from Wild strawberries and The magician with commentary; theatrical trailer; restoration demonstration.Standard version.Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.DVD.Disc label title.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Photography, Gunnar Fischer ; editor, Lennart Wallen ; music, Erik Nordgren.
Participant or Performer Note: Gunnar Bjornstrand, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Bengt Ekerot.