The Seventh Seal

• 8.193 Fantasy
• 1957-02-16
• 96 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Max von Sydow (Antonius Block) Bengt Ekerot (Death) Gunnar Björnstrand (Jöns) Nils Poppe (Jof) Bibi Andersson (Mia) Inga Landgré (Karin) Åke Fridell (Plog) Inga Gill (Lisa) Maud Hansson (Witch) Gunnel Lindblom (Mute Girl)

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Writer:

Ingmar Bergman