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The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot), who has come to take his life.
A knight challenges Death to a chess game during the Black Plague in this 1957 masterpiece by Ingmar Bergman. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtrack and more.
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- Drama, Fantasy
- Ingmar Bergman
- 1958-10-13
Apr 16, 2000 · A classic film by Ingmar Bergman about a knight who challenges Death to a chess game during the Black Death. Roger Ebert praises the film's stark imagery, existential questions and uncompromising subject of God's absence.
The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it...
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Essentially, the opening of the seventh seal is the start of the apocalypse. The film’s setting during the Black Plague, a time notorious for death and anguish on an unprecedented scale, complements its theme flawlessly. But you can view the “apocalypse” on a micro scale as opposed to a macro one.
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block (Max von Sydow) returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death (Bengt Ekerot) to...
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- Drama, Fantasy
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A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. A Knight and his squire are home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country.
