As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman poisons herself in order to join him and is met by Death, who gives her three opportunities to prove that love is stronger than death, thereby freeing her beloved from his fate.
Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
Death / El Mot / Archer
Mayor
Reverend
Notary / Chancellor
Doctor
Teacher
Pharmacist
Taylor
Gravedigger
Night Watchman
Beggar
Landlady
Mother
Dervish / Girolamo
Caliph (uncredited)
Confidant (uncredited)
Girolamo's Friend (uncredited)
Moor (uncredited)
Emperor of China
A Hi (uncredited)
Executioner (uncredited)
Priest (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Ayesha