The Seventh Seal

Feb 16, 1957

1h 36m

★ 8.2

The story of a challenge to death.

Overview

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Production Companies

SF Studios

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Cast

Jöns

Gunnar Björnstrand

Death

Bengt Ekerot

Jof

Nils Poppe

Antonius Block

Max von Sydow

Mia

Bibi Andersson

Lisa

Inga Gill

Witch

Maud Hansson

Karin

Inga Landgré

Mute Girl

Gunnel Lindblom

Raval

Bertil Anderberg

Monk

Anders Ek

Plog

Åke Fridell

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