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The Seventh Seal (1957)

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The story of a challenge to death.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Ingmar Bergman
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    Jöns Gunnar Björnstrand
  • Profile picture of Bengt Ekerot
    Death Bengt Ekerot
  • Profile picture of Nils Poppe
    Jof Nils Poppe
  • Profile picture of Max von Sydow
    Antonius Block Max von Sydow
  • Profile picture of Bibi Andersson
    Mia Bibi Andersson
  • Profile picture of Inga Gill
    Lisa Inga Gill
  • Profile picture of Maud Hansson
    Witch Maud Hansson
  • Profile picture of Inga Landgré
    Karin Inga Landgré

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Keywords

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  • dying and death
  • blacksmith
  • chess
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  • artist
  • juggler
  • witch burning
  • last judgment
  • symbolism
  • sense of life
  • matter of life and death
  • grim reaper
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  • demon
  • belief in god
  • middle ages (476-1453)
  • meaning of life
  • virgin mary
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  • playing chess
  • death personified
  • death incarnate
  • life teacher
  • metaphysical
  • 14th century
  • seeking a god
  • relaxed
  • metaphysical drama
  • metaphysics, mysticism, kabbalah, spiritism
  • the virgin mary