The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

Drama 1958 1 hr 36 min

Available on Prime Video, BFI Player

A knight, Antonius Block, and his squire Jöns are returning home from the Crusades through a plague-ridden land, where they meet Death, who engages the knight in a chess game as the pair debate the mysteries of life, faith and death itself.

Drama 1958 1 hr 36 min

PG

Starring Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Nils Poppe

Director Ingmar Bergman

The Seventh Seal

Max von Sydow

Antonius Block
Gunnar Björnstrand

Jons
Nils Poppe

Jof
Bibi Andersson

Mia, Jof's wife
Bengt Ekerot

Death

About

The Seventh Seal

DRAMA

A knight, Antonius Block, and his squire Jöns are returning home from the Crusades through a plague-ridden land, where they meet Death, who engages the knight in a chess game as the pair debate the mysteries of life, faith and death itself.

Average 9.2
Reviews 72
Fresh 67
Rotten 5

Information

Studio: BFI
Released: 1958
Run Time: 1 hr 36 min
Rated: PG mild violence, threat, language
Region of Origin: Sweden

Languages

Original Audio: Swedish, Swedish (Sweden), Swedish (El Salvador), English (United States)
Audio: Swedish (AAC)
Subtitles: English