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Original title: Det Sjunde inseglet
DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 2, 1999
• R2: 24 Sep 2001
Budget $150,000
Running Time
1 hour, 36 minutes
Country Sweden
Studio Swedish Film Production
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Other Titles
• The Seventh Seal (1958)
• Det Sjunde inseglet
• Das Siebente Siegel (1962)
• The Seven Seal
• Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
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Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Suspense, Surreal, Religion, Fantasy, Psychodrama, Period Piece, Infidelity, Marriage, Experimental, Witches, Wizards & Magic
Plot: Antonius Block (Max Von Sydow), a knight, returns from a 10-year crusade with his squire, Jöns (Gunnar Björnstrand), to find his homeland ravaged by the plague. When the black-cloaked figure of Death (Bengt Ekerot) appears to claim them, Block, whose war experiences have left him cynical about the existence of God and the afterlife, challenges Death to a game of chess to stall for time and gain some insight into the meaning of life before passing on. The game is intermittently paused and resumed during the journey home while Block and Jöns meet several traveling companions, including a mute girl (Gunnel Lindblom) whom they save from a bandit, and a family of poor traveling players--Jof, a gentle visionary (Nils Poppe); his wife, Mia (Bibi Andersson); and their infant daughter. Block witnesses much suffering and anguish along the way (an encounter with a woman accused of witchcraft who is about to be burned at the stake is especially jarring) but also finds evidence of human kindness and love, prompting him to realize that even a single gesture of goodwill might make the long struggle of his existence worthwhile. The title of Ingmar Bergman's highly acclaimed allegorical film stems from the Book of Revelation.
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