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.
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Cast
46 people
Gunnar Björnstrand
Jöns
Known for
Persona
Wild Strawberries
Bengt Ekerot
Death
Known for
The Magician
Nils Poppe
Jof
Known for
The Devil's Eye
Max von Sydow
Antonius Block
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Bengt Ekeroth
Death
Bibi Andersson
Mia
Known for
Persona
Wild Strawberries
Inga Gill
Lisa
Known for
Cries and Whispers
Miss Julie
Maud Hansson
Witch
Known for
Emil of Lonneberga
Inga Landgré
Karin
Known for
Crisis
Dreams
Gunnel Lindblom
Mute Girl
Known for
The Virgin Spring
The Silence
Bertil Anderberg
Raval
Known for
Hour of the Wolf
Anders Ek
Monk
Known for
Cries and Whispers
The Rite
Ingmar Bergman Director · Erik Nordgren Composer Gunnar Fischer Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $311K · Budget $150K · United States release October 13, 1958
Box office
Budget
$150,000
Worldwide gross
$311,212
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
SF Studios
Production
Svensk Filmindustri
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Det sjunde inseglet
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · February 16, 1957
Theatrical
United States · October 13, 1958
Theatrical
United States · November 20, 2018
Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
August 26, 2005 · Physical
Czechia
May 1, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Film clubs only
Denmark
January 29, 1960 · Theatrical
Finland
September 26, 1958 · Theatrical
France
May 2, 1957 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
April 17, 1958 · Theatrical
January 26, 1999 · Physical · DVD
August 23, 2011 · Digital · VOD
October 15, 2013 · Physical · Blu-Ray
September 26, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
May 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
February 14, 1962 · Theatrical
Greece
January 2, 1960 · Theatrical
August 1, 2019 · Digital
Italy
August 5, 1958 · Theatrical
Japan
November 9, 1963 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 16, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 23, 1963 · Theatrical
Russia
February 3, 2022 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
March 20, 1961 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 24, 1957 · Theatrical
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