The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Released: 1957-02-16 Duration: 1hr 36min
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Rating 8.2
The story of a challenge to death

Overview

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.

Production Companies

SF Studios
SF Studios

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language sv
Popularity 20.547

Directed By

Ingmar Bergman

Crew

Original Music Composer
Erik Nordgren
Producer
Allan Ekelund
Screenplay
Ingmar Bergman
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Director of Photography
Gunnar Fischer
Costume Design
Manne Lindholm
Production Design
P.A. Lundgren
Makeup Artist
Nils Nittel
Sound
Aaby Wedin
Assistant Director
Lennart Olsson
Sound Effects
Evald Andersson
Assistant Camera
Åke Nilsson
Conductor
Sixten Ehrling
Choreographer
Else Fisher
Unit Manager
Carl-Henry Cagarp
Script Supervisor
Katinka Faragó

TOP CAST

Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow

Antonius Block

Gunnel Lindblom
Gunnel Lindblom

Mute Girl

Gunnar Olsson
Gunnar Olsson

Albertus Pictor

Erik Strandmark
Erik Strandmark

Jonas Skat

Lars Lind
Lars Lind

Young Monk (uncredited)

Benkt-Åke Benktsson
Benkt-Åke Benktsson

Merchant at Inn (uncredited)

Tor Borong
Tor Borong

Farmer at Inn (uncredited)

Gudrun Brost
Gudrun Brost

Woman at Inn (uncredited)

Harry Asklund
Harry Asklund

Landlord (uncredited)

Ulf Johansson
Ulf Johansson

Knight Commander (uncredited)

Sten Ardenstam
Sten Ardenstam

Knight (uncredited)

Gordon Löwenadler
Gordon Löwenadler

Knight (uncredited)

Karl Widh
Karl Widh

Man with Crutches (uncredited)

Tommy Karlsson
Tommy Karlsson

Mikael (uncredited)

Siv Aleros
Siv Aleros

Flagellant (uncredited)

Bengt Gillberg
Bengt Gillberg

Flagellant (uncredited)

Lars Granberg
Lars Granberg

Flagellant (uncredited)

Gunlög Hagberg
Gunlög Hagberg

Flagellant (uncredited)

Gun Hammargren
Gun Hammargren

Flagellant (uncredited)

Uno Larsson
Uno Larsson

Flagellant (uncredited)

Lennart Lilja
Lennart Lilja

Flagellant (uncredited)

Monica Lindman
Monica Lindman

Flagellant (uncredited)

Helge Sjökvist
Helge Sjökvist

Flagellant (uncredited)

Georg Skarstedt
Georg Skarstedt

Flagellant (uncredited)

Ragnar Sörman
Ragnar Sörman

Flagellant (uncredited)

Lennart Tollén
Lennart Tollén

Flagellant (uncredited)

Caya Wickström
Caya Wickström

Flagellant (uncredited)

Catherine Berg
Catherine Berg

Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)

Mona Malm
Mona Malm

Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited)

Tor Isedal
Tor Isedal

Man (uncredited)

Josef Norman
Josef Norman

Old Man at Inn (uncredited)

Gösta Prüzelius
Gösta Prüzelius

Man (uncredited)

Fritjof Tall
Fritjof Tall

Man (uncredited)

Nils Whiten
Nils Whiten

Old Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited)

Lena Bergman
Lena Bergman

Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)

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