The Seventh Seal

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

Crew

Ingmar Bergman

Director

Allan Ekelund

Producer

Erik Nordgren

Original Music Composer

Gunnar Fischer

Director of Photography

Lennart Wallén

Editor

P.A. Lundgren

Production Design

Manne Lindholm

Costume Design

Ingmar Bergman

Screenplay

Nils Nittel

Makeup Artist

Lennart Wallin

Sound

Clips & Videos

The Seventh Seal (1957) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Mark Kermode reviews The Seventh Seal | BFI Player