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The Seventh Seal

Cast

Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe View All

Crew

Ingmar Bergman (Screenplay), Ingmar Bergman (Director) View All

Release: Feb. 16th, 1957

Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes

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.

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Friendly Mushroom!
The movie didnt really give a groundbreaking view on this, Death said he knew nothing so Bergman didnt really give that much philosophy in my opinion.

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Purandara88
The Seventh Seal is a triumph of cinematic formalism, and the heart of its power lies in its startling (even after decades of parodies) imagery and the dark poetry of its visuals..

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Golgot
Bergman performs an admirable balancing act between his childhood dedication to a God-guided world and his emerging beliefs in a one-strike-and-you're-out reality..

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