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The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

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Summary

Classic period drama from director Ingmar Bergman, starring Max von Sydow. Knight Antonius Block and his squire return from the Crusades to find that a plague is sweeping their country. When Death tells Block that his time has come, the knight challenges him to a game of chess to gain a reprieve.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

David Parkinson

Spoofed by Woody Allen, French and Saunders, Bill and Ted (on their Bogus Journey) and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Last Action Hero, The Seventh Seal is an undoubted masterpiece of world cinema. It tells of a crusader knight (Max von Sydow) who refuses to accompany Death (Bengt Ekerot) until he has found a flicker of hope in a world stricken by plague, corruption and fear. While this is a highly personal film, in which director Ingmar Bergman (the son of the chaplain of the Swedish royal family) resolves his own doubts about the existence of God, its conclusions will leave even the most cynical viewer filled with optimism.

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8.1/10

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Cast

rolenameAntonius Block, the knightMax von SydowJons, Block's squireGunnar BjörnstrandDeathBengt EkerotJofNils PoppeMiaBibi Andersson

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rolenameDirectorIngmar Bergman

Details

Theatrical distributor

Tartan

Released on

2007-07-20

Languages

Swedish | Latin

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Black and white

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