The Seventh Seal (1957)
Starring Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
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.
Runtime: 96 min.
Rating: 8.2
DVD Criterion Collection, The [2 Disc]
Languages: svenska
Countries: Sweden
Genres: Drama,Fantasy
Keywords: chess,countryside,witch,blacksmith,allegory,symbolism,artist,last judgment,pest,crusade,juggler,witch burning,sense of life,dying and death,grim reaper,demon,middle ages,black death,playing chess,death personified,death incarnate,14th century
Cast
Antonius Block
Jöns
Death
Jof
Mia
Jonas Skat
Witch
Mute Girl
Karin - Block's Wife
Raval
Monk
Plog
Lisa - Plog's Wife
Albertus Pictor - Church Painter
Knight (uncredited)
Landlord (uncredited)
Merchant at Inn (uncredited)
Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)
Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)
Farmer at Inn (uncredited)
Woman at Inn (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Knight Commander (uncredited)
Mikael - Jof and Maria's Son (uncredited)
Young Monk (uncredited)
Knight (uncredited)
Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
Old Man at Inn (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Old Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited)