CastMax von Sydow, Gunnar BjΓΆrnstrand, Nils Poppe
A weary knight returns to Sweden from the Crusades and encounters Death on a desolate shore. As he travels through a plague-ravaged countryside, he searches for meaning, faith, and a way to delay the inevitable.
CRITICALIMDb 8.1RT 92%
AWARDSWon the Jury Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival
SUPPORTINGBengt Ekerot, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Ake Fridell
0.28
1IntegralΓ5
1Lead Acting
8.65
2Story
8.89
3Script / Screenplay / Dialogue
8.79
4Score / Soundtrack
8.21
5Cinematography
8.98
6Characters
8.86
7Direction
9.2
Category Avg8.8
2ImportantΓ4
8Editing
8.18
9Casting
8.71
10Support Acting
8.47
11Sound Design / Audio Mix
6.46
12Practical Effects / SFX
6.87
13Production & Art Design
8.62
Category Avg7.88
3MajorΓ3
14Execution Of Premise / Pitch / Concept
9.27
15Wardrobe / Costume
8.25
16Originality
9.0
Category Avg8.84
4MinorΓ2
17Themes / Commentaries
9.48
18Colour Grading
0.0
19Hair & Make Up
7.64
20Premise / Concept
9.27
21Rewatchability
8.49
Category Avg6.98
5PeripheralΓ1
22Predictability / Twists
5.36
23Immersion / Plausibility
8.68
24Continuity / Plot Holes
9.54
25Intangibles
9.5
26Ambition
8.88
Category Avg8.39
6FINAL SCORE
Integral avg8.8 Γ 5= 44.0
Important avg7.88 Γ 4= 31.52
Major avg8.84 Γ 3= 26.52
Minor avg6.98 Γ 2= 13.96
Peripheral avg8.39 Γ 1= 8.39
TOTAL WEIGHTED SCORE124.39
TOTAL WEIGHT15
WEIGHTED MEAN
8.29
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