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Photo of Max von Sydow in The seventh seal

Antonius Block (Max von Sydow) is a battle-weary knight, who returns from the crusades, to find his country riddled with pestilence and terrorised by witch hunts. In the midst of his moral and religious confusion, Antonius is visited by Death (Bengt Ekerot). Antonius strikes a deal with Death, winning a brief reprieve by inviting him to play a game of chess.

Photo of Bengt Ekerot in The seventh seal

While the game is in progress, the knight and his squire go forth on a journey home, to find the country full of trembling people who darkly await the Judgment Day. But there are cheerful people also. Jof (Nils Poppe) and Mia (Bibi Andersson) are entertainers who travel with their baby. Then the knight is defeated in the chess game. Antonius, as well as his wife and the others, is taken away in a Dance of Death to the Dark Lands. Fortunately he has distracted Death from taking Jof, Mia, as well as their child.

Cast:

  • Åke Fridell - Blacksmith Plog
  • Anders Ek - The Monk
  • Bengt Ekerot - Death
  • Bengt Gillberg - Flagellant
  • Benkt-Åke Benktsson - Merchant at the inn
  • Bertil Anderberg - Raval
  • Bibi Andersson - Mia / Mary - Jof's wife
  • Catherine Berg - Young woman kneeling for the flagellants
  • Caya Wickström - Flagellant
  • Erik Strandmark - Jonas Skat
  • Fritjof Tall - Man
  • Gösta Prüzelius - Man
  • Georg Skarstedt - Flagellant
  • Gordon Löwenadler - Knight
  • Gudrun Brost - Woman at inn
  • Gun Hammargren - Flagellant
  • Gunlög Hagberg - Flagellant
  • Gunnar Björnstrand - Jöns, squire
  • Gunnar Olsson - Albertus Pictor, Church Painter
  • Gunnel Lindblom - Girl
  • Harry Asklund - The landlord
  • Helge Sjökvist - Flagellant
  • Inga Gill - Lisa, blacksmith's wife
  • Inga Landgré - Karin, Block's Wife
  • Josef Norman - Old man at the inn
  • Karl Widh - Man with crutches
  • Lars Granberg - Flagellant
  • Lars Lind - The young monk
  • Lena Bergman - Young woman kneeling for the flagellants
  • Lennart Lilja - Flagellant
  • Lennart Tollén - Flagellant
  • Maud Hansson - Witch
  • Max von Sydow - Antonius Block
  • Mona Malm - Young pregnant woman
  • Monica Lindman - Flagellant
  • Nils Poppe - Jof / Joseph
  • Nils Whiten - Old man addressed by the monk
  • Ragnar Sörman - Flagellant
  • Siv Aleros - Flagellant
  • Sten Ardenstam - Knight
  • Tommy Karlsson - Mikael, Jof and Maria's son
  • Tor Borong - Farmer at the inn
  • Tor Isedal - Man
  • Ulf Johansson - Knight Commander
  • Uno Larsson - Flagellant
  • Ingmar Bergman - Director
  • Ingmar Bergman - screenplay
  • Ingmar Bergman - play Trämålning
  • Erik Nordgren - Composer
  • Allan Ekelund - producer

  • SKATS SNG / Music by Erik Nordgren / Lyrics by Ingmar Bergman
  • HSTEN SITTER I TRDET / Music by Erik Nordgren / Lyrics by Ingmar Bergman
  • DET R EN RACKARE / Music by Erik Nordgren / Lyrics by Ingmar Bergman
  • DET SITTER EN DUVA / Music by Erik Nordgren / Lyrics by Ingmar Bergman
  • HLLAS MELLAN RONA / Music by Erik Nordgren / Lyrics by Ingmar Bergman

Bibliography » Books:

Bibliography » Web:

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Biblog - The Seventh Seal explained
Google Maps - Shooting locations
Radio Sweden - An expensive chess board