Ingmar Bergman's most acclaimed film is a haunting allegory set in the Middle Ages, where a disillusioned knight (Max von Sydow) returning home from the Crusades is challenged by Death (Bengt Ekerot) to a game of chess, with humans as pawns. Bibi Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Nils Poppe, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson co-star in the bleak, stunning drama based on Bergman's play "Trämålning." 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Swedish Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; interview; theatrical trailer; essay; more. In Swedish with English subtitles. Two-disc set.