Feb 16, 1957
96 min
Full-HD

The Seventh Seal (1957)

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.

Category

Fantasy Drama

Country

Sweden

Companies

SF Studios

Max von Sydow

Antonius Block

Bengt Ekerot

Death

Gunnar Björnstrand

Jöns

Nils Poppe

Jof

Bibi Andersson

Mia

Inga Landgré

Karin

Åke Fridell

Plog

Inga Gill

Lisa

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