The Seventh Seal
1957 · ★ 8.2 · Dir. Ingmar Bergman
The story of a challenge to death
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
- Released
- 1957-02-16
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rated
- NR
- Language
- SV
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Gunnar Björnstrand
Jöns
Bengt Ekerot
Death
Max von Sydow
Antonius Block
Nils Poppe
Jof
Bibi Andersson
Mia
Inga Gill
Lisa
Erik Strandmark
Jonas Skat
Maud Hansson
Witch
Inga Landgré
Karin
Gunnel Lindblom
Mute Girl
Bertil Anderberg
Raval
Anders Ek
Monk
Keywords
WitchDying and deathDemonAllegoryBlacksmithArtistMiddle agesGrim reaperSymbolismWitch burning14th centuryBlack and whiteCrusadeCountrysidePestPlaying chessSense of lifeChessLast judgmentJugglerBlack deathDeath personifiedDeath incarnate
