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The Seventh seal, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri ; director and scenarist, Ingmar Bergman

Label
The Seventh seal, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri ; director and scenarist, Ingmar Bergman
Language
swe
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The Seventh seal
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
A.B. Svensk Filmindustri ; director and scenarist, Ingmar Bergman
Runtime
97
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 11Criterion collection, 11
Summary
Antonius Block is a knight, who along with his squire, are returning home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. Antonius challenges Death to a chess game for his life. Antonius and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval that the plague has caused
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Sjunde inseglet
Classification