The Seventh Seal

Det sjunde inseglet

1957·96'

Ingmar Bergman

FantasyDrama

★ 8.2

Letterboxd TMDB #490

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.

Cast

Gunnar Björnstrand Jöns

Bengt Ekerot Death

Nils Poppe Jof

Max von Sydow Antonius Block

Bibi Andersson Mia

Inga Gill Lisa

Maud Hansson Witch

Inga Landgré Karin

Gunnel Lindblom Mute Girl

Bertil Anderberg Raval

Anders Ek Monk

Åke Fridell Plog