The Seventh Seal
- Drama
- Fantasy
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.
- Directed by
- Ingmar Bergman
- Written by
- Ingmar Bergman
Cast
- Gunnar Björnstrand
- Bengt Ekerot
- Nils Poppe
Max von Sydow- Bibi Andersson
- Inga Gill
- Maud Hansson
- Inga Landgré
- Gunnel Lindblom
- Bertil Anderberg
- Anders Ek
- Åke Fridell
Keywords
- demon
- witch
- allegory
- symbolism
- 14th century
- dying and death
- black and white
- matter of life and death
- blacksmith
- crusade
- artist
- countryside
- black death
- sense of life
- witch burning
- grim reaper
- death personified
- death incarnate
- middle ages (476-1453)
- chess
- juggler
- last judgment
- belief in god
- meaning of life
- virgin mary
- playing chess
- life teacher
- metaphysical
- seeking a god
- metaphysical drama
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