The Seventh Seal

"The story of a challenge to death."

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.

Director: Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Gunnar Björnstrand

Jöns

Bengt Ekerot

Death

Nils Poppe

Jof

Max von Sydow

Antonius Block

Bibi Andersson

Mia

Inga Gill

Lisa

Maud Hansson

Witch

Inga Landgré

Karin