The Seventh Seal (1957)
1957 · Feature film · 96 min · dir. Ingmar Bergman
The story of a challenge to death.
- Fantasy
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Writer
- Ingmar Bergman
- Composer
- Erik Nordgren
- Cinematography
- Gunnar Fischer
- Studio
- SF Studios
- Released
- 1957-02-16
- Original title
- Det sjunde inseglet
- Running time
- 96 minutes
Cast & crew
Ingmar Bergman Director
Gunnar Björnstrand
Bengt Ekerot
Nils Poppe
Max von Sydow
Bibi Andersson
Inga Gill
Maud Hansson
Inga Landgré
