The Seventh Seal

Original title: Det sjunde inseglet

The story of a challenge to death.

• Fantasy
• Drama

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.

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Released

16 February 1957

Studio

SF Studios

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