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The Seventh Seal

The story of a challenge to death.

1957·1h 36m·sv·NR
8.2

Overview

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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Written by
Ingmar Bergman
Produced by
Allan Ekelund
Released February 16, 1957·Det sjunde inseglet·Sweden·$150,000 budget·$311,212 revenue

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The Evolution of HorrorFOLK Pt 6: The Seventh Seal (1957) & The Virgin Spring (1960)

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