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The Seventh Seal 1957 Directed by Ingmar Bergman Det sjunde inseglet

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.

Country Sweden
Production Country Sweden
Language Swedish
Spoken Language Swedish
Gneres Drama , Fantasy
Production Company SF Studios
Budget $150,000
Revenue $311,212
Release Date 16 February 1957
96 mins
Cast
Gunnar Björnstrand
Gunnar Björnstrand Jöns
Bengt Ekerot
Bengt Ekerot Death
Nils Poppe
Nils Poppe Jof
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow Antonius Block
Bibi Andersson
Bibi Andersson Mia
Inga Gill
Inga Gill Lisa
Maud Hansson
Maud Hansson Witch
Inga Landgré
Inga Landgré Karin
Gunnel Lindblom
Gunnel Lindblom Mute Girl
Bertil Anderberg
Bertil Anderberg Raval
Anders Ek
Anders Ek Monk
Åke Fridell
Åke Fridell Plog
Gunnar Olsson
Gunnar Olsson Albertus Pictor
Erik Strandmark
Erik Strandmark Jonas Skat
Lars Lind
Lars Lind Young Monk (uncredited)
Benkt-Åke Benktsson
Benkt-Åke Benktsson Merchant at Inn (uncredited)
Tor Borong
Tor Borong Farmer at Inn (uncredited)
Gudrun Brost
Gudrun Brost Woman at Inn (uncredited)
Harry Asklund
Harry Asklund Landlord (uncredited)
Ulf Johansson
Ulf Johansson Knight Commander (uncredited)
Sten Ardenstam
Sten Ardenstam Knight (uncredited)
Gordon Löwenadler
Gordon Löwenadler Knight (uncredited)
Karl Widh
Karl Widh Man with Crutches (uncredited)
Tommy Karlsson
Tommy Karlsson Mikael (uncredited)
Siv Aleros
Siv Aleros Flagellant (uncredited)
Bengt Gillberg
Bengt Gillberg Flagellant (uncredited)
Lars Granberg
Lars Granberg Flagellant (uncredited)
Gunlög Hagberg
Gunlög Hagberg Flagellant (uncredited)
Gun Hammargren
Gun Hammargren Flagellant (uncredited)
Uno Larsson
Uno Larsson Flagellant (uncredited)
Lennart Lilja
Lennart Lilja Flagellant (uncredited)
Monica Lindman
Monica Lindman Flagellant (uncredited)
Helge Sjökvist
Helge Sjökvist Flagellant (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt
Georg Skarstedt Flagellant (uncredited)
Ragnar Sörman
Ragnar Sörman Flagellant (uncredited)
Lennart Tollén
Lennart Tollén Flagellant (uncredited)
Caya Wickström
Caya Wickström Flagellant (uncredited)
Catherine Berg
Catherine Berg Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)
Mona Malm
Mona Malm Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
Tor Isedal
Tor Isedal Man (uncredited)
Josef Norman
Josef Norman Old Man at Inn (uncredited)
Gösta Prüzelius
Gösta Prüzelius Man (uncredited)
Fritjof Tall
Fritjof Tall Man (uncredited)
Nils Whiten
Nils Whiten Old Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited)
Lena Bergman
Lena Bergman Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Writer
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Producer
Allan Ekelund
Allan Ekelund
Cinematography
Gunnar Fischer
Gunnar Fischer
Composer
Erik Nordgren
Erik Nordgren
Editor
Lennart Wallén
Lennart Wallén
Production Design
P.A. Lundgren
P.A. Lundgren
Sound
Lennart Wallin
Lennart Wallin
Aaby Wedin
Aaby Wedin
Evald Andersson
Evald Andersson
Original Writer
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Costume Design
Manne Lindholm
Manne Lindholm
Makeup Artist
Nils Nittel
Nils Nittel
Music
Sixten Ehrling
Sixten Ehrling
Script Supervisor
Katinka Faragó
Katinka Faragó
Assistant Director
Lennart Olsson
Lennart Olsson