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Drama Antonius Block (Max Von Sydow), a knight, returns from a 10-year crusade with his squire, Jöns (Gunnar Björnstrand), to find his homeland ravaged by the plague. When the black-cloaked figure of Death (Bengt Ekerot) appears to claim them, Block, whose war experiences have left him cynical about the existence of God and the afterlife, challenges Death to a game of chess to stall for time and gain some insight into the meaning of life ... [+]
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  • es
September 18, 2011
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En la atmósfera lúgubre de un país devastado por la peste y en medio del peor fanatismo religioso, la jugadora de ajedrez par excéllence encuentra el ambiente propicio para desarrollar su tremenda partida con el caballero que ha perdido la guerra y la fe en las Cruzadas.
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