The Seventh Seal

Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Starring
Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot
Duration
97 min.
Year
1957

Disillusioned knight Antonius Block and his cynical squire Jöns return from the Crusades to find the country ravaged by the plague. The knight encounters Death, whom he challenges to a chess match, believing he can survive as long as the game continues.

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