The Seventh Seal

Drama, Fantasy · 1958Not Rated

Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight (Max von Sydow) encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess. Much studied, imitated, even parodied, but never outdone, Bergman’s stunning allegory of man’s search for meaning, The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet), was one of the benchmark foreign imports of America’s 1950s art-house heyday, pushing cinema’s boundaries and ushering in a new era of moviegoing.

Starring

Katinka Faragó, Gunnar Björnstrand, Ingmar Bergman, Bengt Ekerot, Ingmar Bergman, Nils Poppe, Allan Ekelund, Max von Sydow, Erik Nordgren, Bibi Andersson

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Producer

Allan Ekelund