The Seventh Seal

8.2
  • Genre: FantasyDrama
  • Run time: 96 min
  • Premiere: 1957. February 16.

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.

Discover

Max von Sydow

Antonius Block

Gunnel Lindblom

Mute Girl

Gunnar Olsson

Albertus Pictor

Erik Strandmark

Jonas Skat

Lars Lind

Young Monk (uncredited)

Benkt-Åke Benktsson

Merchant at Inn (uncredited)

Tor Borong

Farmer at Inn (uncredited)

Gudrun Brost

Woman at Inn (uncredited)

Harry Asklund

Landlord (uncredited)

Ulf Johansson

Knight Commander (uncredited)

Sten Ardenstam

Knight (uncredited)

Gordon Löwenadler

Knight (uncredited)

Karl Widh

Man with Crutches (uncredited)

Tommy Karlsson

Mikael (uncredited)

Siv Aleros

Flagellant (uncredited)

Bengt Gillberg

Flagellant (uncredited)

Lars Granberg

Flagellant (uncredited)

Gunlög Hagberg

Flagellant (uncredited)

Gun Hammargren

Flagellant (uncredited)

Uno Larsson

Flagellant (uncredited)

Lennart Lilja

Flagellant (uncredited)

Monica Lindman

Flagellant (uncredited)

Helge Sjökvist

Flagellant (uncredited)

Georg Skarstedt

Flagellant (uncredited)

Ragnar Sörman

Flagellant (uncredited)

Lennart Tollén

Flagellant (uncredited)

Caya Wickström

Flagellant (uncredited)

Catherine Berg

Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)

Mona Malm

Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited)

Tor Isedal

Man (uncredited)

Josef Norman

Old Man at Inn (uncredited)

Gösta Prüzelius

Man (uncredited)

Fritjof Tall

Man (uncredited)

Nils Whiten

Old Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited)

Lena Bergman

Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)

Art

P.A. Lundgren

Production Design

Camera

Gunnar Fischer

Director of Photography

Åke Nilsson

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Manne Lindholm

Costume Design

Nils Nittel

Makeup Artist

Crew

Else Fisher

Choreographer

Directing

Ingmar Bergman

Director

Lennart Olsson

Assistant Director

Katinka Faragó

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Allan Ekelund

Producer

Carl-Henry Cagarp

Unit Manager

Sound

Erik Nordgren

Original Music Composer

Evald Andersson

Sound Effects

Sixten Ehrling

Conductor

Writing

Ingmar Bergman

Screenplay

Art

P.A. Lundgren

Production Design

Camera

Gunnar Fischer

Director of Photography

Åke Nilsson

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Manne Lindholm

Costume Design

Nils Nittel

Makeup Artist

Crew

Else Fisher

Choreographer

Directing

Ingmar Bergman

Director

Lennart Olsson

Assistant Director

Katinka Faragó

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Allan Ekelund

Producer

Carl-Henry Cagarp

Unit Manager

Sound

Erik Nordgren

Original Music Composer

Evald Andersson

Sound Effects

Sixten Ehrling

Conductor

Writing

Ingmar Bergman

Screenplay