The Seventh Seal
1957When 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.
Acted in
Max von Sydow
as Antonius Block
Bengt Ekerot
as Death
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Jöns
Nils Poppe
as Jof
Bibi Andersson
as Mia
Inga Landgré
as Karin
Åke Fridell
as Plog
Inga Gill
as Lisa
Maud Hansson
as Witch
Gunnel Lindblom
as Mute Girl
Bertil Anderberg
as Raval
Anders Ek
as Monk
Gunnar Olsson
as Albertus Pictor
Erik Strandmark
as Jonas Skat
Lars Lind
as Young Monk (uncredited)
Benkt-Åke Benktsson
as Merchant at Inn (uncredited)
Tor Borong
as Farmer at Inn (uncredited)
Gudrun Brost
as Woman at Inn (uncredited)
Harry Asklund
as Landlord (uncredited)
Ulf Johansson
as Knight Commander (uncredited)
Sten Ardenstam
as Knight (uncredited)
Gordon Löwenadler
as Knight (uncredited)
Karl Widh
as Man with Crutches (uncredited)
Tommy Karlsson
as Mikael (uncredited)
Siv Aleros
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Bengt Gillberg
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Lars Granberg
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Gunlög Hagberg
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Gun Hammargren
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Uno Larsson
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Lennart Lilja
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Monica Lindman
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Helge Sjökvist
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Ragnar Sörman
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Lennart Tollén
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Caya Wickström
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Catherine Berg
as Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)
Mona Malm
as Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
Tor Isedal
as Man (uncredited)
Josef Norman
as Old Man at Inn (uncredited)
Gösta Prüzelius
as Man (uncredited)
Fritjof Tall
as Man (uncredited)
Nils Whiten
as Old Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited)
Lena Bergman
as Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited)