Gunnar Björnstrand as Jöns

Bengt Ekerot as Death

Nils Poppe as Jof

Max von Sydow as Antonius Block

Bibi Andersson as Mia

Inga Gill as Lisa

Maud Hansson as Witch

Inga Landgré as Karin

Gunnel Lindblom as Mute Girl

Bertil Anderberg as Raval

Anders Ek as Monk

Åke Fridell as Plog

Gunnar Olsson as Albertus Pictor

Erik Strandmark as Jonas Skat

Lars Lind as Young Monk (uncredited)

Benkt-Åke Benktsson as Merchant at Inn (uncredited)

Tor Borong as Farmer at Inn (uncredited)

Gudrun Brost as Woman at Inn (uncredited)

Harry Asklund as Landlord (uncredited)

Ulf Johansson as Knight Commander (uncredited)

Sten Ardenstam as Knight (uncredited)

Gordon Löwenadler as Knight (uncredited)

Karl Widh as Man with Crutches (uncredited)

Tommy Karlsson as Mikael (uncredited)

Siv Aleros as Flagellant (uncredited)

Bengt Gillberg as Flagellant (uncredited)

Lars Granberg as Flagellant (uncredited)

Gunlög Hagberg as Flagellant (uncredited)

Gun Hammargren as Flagellant (uncredited)

Uno Larsson as Flagellant (uncredited)

Lennart Lilja as Flagellant (uncredited)

Monica Lindman as Flagellant (uncredited)

Helge Sjökvist as Flagellant (uncredited)

Georg Skarstedt as Flagellant (uncredited)

Ragnar Sörman as Flagellant (uncredited)

Lennart Tollén as Flagellant (uncredited)

Caya Wickström as Flagellant (uncredited)

Catherine Berg as Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)

Mona Malm as Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited)

Tor Isedal as Man (uncredited)

Josef Norman as Old Man at Inn (uncredited)

Gösta Prüzelius as Man (uncredited)

Fritjof Tall as Man (uncredited)

Nils Whiten as Old Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited)

Lena Bergman as Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)