The Seventh Seal (1957)

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The Seventh Seal

ORIGINAL TITLE

Det sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal)

YEAR

1957

RUNNING TIME

96 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Ingmar Bergman

SCREENWRITER

Ingmar Bergman

COMPOSER

Erik Nordgren

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Gunnar Fischer (B&W)

CAST

Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson, Bengt Ekerot, Gunnel Lindblom, Maud Hansson, Ake Fridell

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Svensk Filmindustri

AWARDS

1957: Cannes: Jury Special Prize (Ex aequo with "Kanal")
1960: Seminci: Golden Spike: Best Movie

GENRE

Drama | The 14th Century. Middle Ages. Cult movie. Religion

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

Antonius Block (Max Von Sydow), a knight, returns from a 10-year crusade with his squire, Jöns (Gunnar Björnstrand), to find his homeland ravaged by the plague. When the black-cloaked figure of Death (Bengt Ekerot) appears to claim them, Block, whose war experiences have left him cynical about the existence of God and the afterlife, challenges Death to a game of chess to stall for time and gain some insight into the meaning of life before passing on. The game is intermittently paused and resumed during the journey home while Block and Jöns meet several traveling companions, including a mute girl (Gunnel Lindblom) whom they save from a bandit, and a family of poor traveling players--Jof, a gentle visionary (Nils Poppe); his wife, Mia (Bibi Andersson); and their infant son. Block witnesses much suffering and anguish along the way (an encounter with a woman accused of witchcraft who is about to be burned at the stake is especially jarring) but also finds evidence of human kindness and love, prompting him to realize that even a single gesture of goodwill might make the long struggle of his existence worthwhile. The title of Ingmar Bergman's highly acclaimed allegorical film stems from the Book of Revelation.

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