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The Seventh Seal

A Knight and his squire are home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. The knight challenges Death to a chess game for his life. The Knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Fantasy), release year 1957, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of The Seventh Seal

A Knight and his squire are home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. The knight challenges Death to a chess game for his life. The Knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Fantasy), release year 1957, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 1957
  • Released 13 Oct 1958
  • Runtime 96 minutes
  • Content rating Not Rated
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.1/10 from 211,758 votes
  • Metascore 88/100
  • Genres Drama, Fantasy
  • Languages Swedish, Latin
  • Countries Sweden

Cast

Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot

Direction and writing

Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

Written by: Ingmar Bergman

Awards and recognition

9 wins & 2 nominations total

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