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19571h 36mNRSwedish

The Seventh Seal

The story of a challenge to death.

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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.

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DirectorIngmar Bergman

Keywords

witchdying and deathblacksmithchesscountrysideallegorycrusadeartistjugglerwitch burninglast judgmentsymbolismsense of lifematter of life and deathgrim reaperblack and whitedemonbelief in godmiddle ages (476-1453)meaning of lifevirgin maryblack deathplaying chessdeath personifieddeath incarnatelife teachermetaphysical14th centuryseeking a godmetaphysical dramametaphysics, mysticism, kabbalah, spiritismthe virgin maryambiguousfacing death
Budget$150K
Box Office$311K

Cast

Gunnar Björnstrand as Jöns

Gunnar Björnstrand

Jöns

Bengt Ekerot as Death

Bengt Ekerot

Death

Nils Poppe as Jof

Nils Poppe

Jof

Max von Sydow as Antonius Block

Max von Sydow

Antonius Block

Bibi Andersson as Mia

Bibi Andersson

Mia

Inga Gill as Lisa

Inga Gill

Lisa

Maud Hansson as Witch

Maud Hansson

Witch

Inga Landgré as Karin

Inga Landgré

Karin

Gunnel Lindblom as Mute Girl

Gunnel Lindblom

Mute Girl

Bertil Anderberg as Raval

Bertil Anderberg

Raval