The Seventh Seal (1957)
- Starring:
- Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ingmar Bergman
- Category:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
My RatingTheatrical Release Information | See Details About All Versions
Endlessly imitated and parodied, Ingmar Bergman's landmark art movie The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet) retains its ability to hold an audience spellbound. Bergman regular Max von Sydow stars as a 14th century knight named Antonius Block, wearily heading home after ten years' worth of combat. Disillusioned by unending war, plague, and misery Block has concluded that God does not exist. As he trudges across the wilderness, Block is visited by Death (Bengt Ekerot), garbed in the traditional black robe. Unwilling to give up the ghost, Block challenges Death to a game of chess. If he wins, he lives -- if not, he'll allow Death to claim him. As they play, the knight and the Grim Reaper get into a spirited discussion over whether or not God exists. To recount all that happens next would diminish the impact of the film itself; we can observe that The Seventh Seal ends with one of the most indelible of all of Bergman's cinematic images: the near-silhouette "Dance of Death." Considered by some as the apotheosis of all Ingmar Bergman films (other likely candidates for that honor include Wild Strawberries and Persona), and certainly one of the most influential European art movies, The Seventh Seal won a multitude of awards, including the Special Jury Prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast:
- Max von Sydow - The Knight, Antonius Block
- Bengt Ekerot - Death
- Bibi Andersson - Mia
- Inga Gill - Lisa
- Bertil Anderberg - Raval
- Gunnar Olsson - Church Painter
- Benkt-Ake Benktsson - The landlord
- Maud Hansson - The Witch, Tyan
- Ulf Johansson - Knight leader
- Anders Ek - The Monk
- Gunnar Björnstrand - Jons
- Nils Poppe - Jof
- Åke Fridell - Blacksmith Plog
- Inga Landgr_ - Block's Wife
- Erik Strandmark - Jonas Skat
- Gunnel Lindblom - The Girl
- Tor Borong - Farmer at inn
- Lars Lind - Young Monk
- Gudrun Brost - Woman at inn
- Director(s):
- Ingmar Bergman
- Writer(s):
- Ingmar Bergman
- Producer(s):
- Allan Ekelund
- Categories:
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
- 1957 - The Seventh Seal - Cannes Film Festival - Special Jury Prize








