The Seventh Seal

8.2 1957 Ingmar Bergman 1h 36m
Fantasy Drama
The Seventh Seal

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

Cast

Gunnar Björnstrand Gunnar Björnstrand Jöns
Bengt Ekerot Bengt Ekerot Death
Nils Poppe Nils Poppe Jof
Max von Sydow Max von Sydow Antonius Block
Bibi Andersson Bibi Andersson Mia
Inga Gill Inga Gill Lisa
Maud Hansson Maud Hansson Witch
Inga Landgré Inga Landgré Karin

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