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. | ||
| Title | : | Det sjunde inseglet |
| Release Date | : | 1957-02-16 |
| Runtime | : | |
| Production Countries | : | Sweden, |
| Production Co. | : | Svensk Filmindustri (SF) The Criterion Collection |
| Genres | : | Fantasy, Drama, |
| Casts | : | Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson, Inga Landgré, Gunnel Lindblom, Bertil Anderberg, Anders Ek, Åke Fridell, Gunnar Olsson, Erik Strandmark, Sten Ardenstam, Gudrun Brost, Lars Lind, Benkt-Åke Benktsson, Tor Borong, Harry Asklund, Tommy Karlsson, Gösta Prüzelius, Tor Isedal, Mona Malm, Josef Norman, Fritjof Tall, Catherine Berg, Lena Bergman, Ulf Johanson, Gordon Löwenadler, Nils Whiten, |
| Plot Keywords | : | chess, countryside, witch, blacksmith, allegory, symbolism, artist, last judgment, pest, crusade, juggler, mephisto, burning of witches, sense of life, dying and death, death personified, death incarnate, |
| Alternative Titles | : | Das Siebte Siegel The Seventh Seal Il Settimo Sigillo Siódma pieczęć El séptimo sello 第七封印 |
