The Seventh Seal
# The story of a challenge to death
📜 Overview:
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.
💵 Budget: USD
150,000
🌏 Languages Available:
Swedish
📆 Date Released:
1957-02-16
⌚ Running Time:
96 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
8.2
Beloved Cast
Antonius Block
Max von Sydow
Death
Bengt Ekerot
Jöns
Gunnar Björnstrand
Jof
Nils Poppe
Mia
Bibi Andersson
Karin
Inga Landgré
Plog
Åke Fridell
Lisa
Inga Gill
Witch
Maud Hansson
Mute Girl
Gunnel Lindblom
Raval
Bertil Anderberg
Monk
Anders Ek
Albertus Pictor
Gunnar Olsson
Jonas Skat
Erik Strandmark
Young Monk (uncredited)
Lars Lind
Merchant at Inn (uncredited)
Benkt-Åke Benktsson
Farmer at Inn (uncredited)
Tor Borong
Woman at Inn (uncredited)
Gudrun Brost
Landlord (uncredited)
Harry Asklund
Knight Commander (uncredited)
Ulf Johansson
Knight (uncredited)
Sten Ardenstam
Knight (uncredited)
Gordon Löwenadler
Man with Crutches (uncredited)
Karl Widh
Mikael (uncredited)
Tommy Karlsson
Flagellant (uncredited)
Siv Aleros
Flagellant (uncredited)
Bengt Gillberg
Flagellant (uncredited)
Lars Granberg
Flagellant (uncredited)
Gunlög Hagberg
Flagellant (uncredited)
Gun Hammargren
Flagellant (uncredited)
Uno Larsson
Flagellant (uncredited)
Lennart Lilja
Flagellant (uncredited)
Monica Lindman
Flagellant (uncredited)
Helge Sjökvist
Flagellant (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt
Flagellant (uncredited)
Ragnar Sörman
Flagellant (uncredited)
Lennart Tollén
Flagellant (uncredited)
Caya Wickström
Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)
Catherine Berg
Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
Mona Malm
Man (uncredited)
Tor Isedal
Old Man at Inn (uncredited)
Josef Norman
Man (uncredited)
Gösta Prüzelius
Man (uncredited)
Fritjof Tall
Old Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited)
Nils Whiten
Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)
Lena Bergman