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Seventh Seal, The (1957)  link to Seventh Seal, The on IMDb  

Number: 2684

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IMDb Rating:
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8.2/10 (138.3K votes)

Country: Sweden, 96 minutes

Spoken languages: Swedish

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Director(s): Ingmar Bergman

Storyline:
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.

Cast:

Gunnar Björnstrand Jöns, squire
Bengt Ekerot Death
Nils Poppe Jof / Joseph
Max von Sydow Antonius Block
Bibi Andersson Mia / Mary - Jof's wife
Inga Gill Lisa, blacksmith's wife
Maud Hansson Witch
Inga Landgré Karin, Block's Wife
Gunnel Lindblom Girl
Anders Ek The Monk

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3