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.
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $311,212
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Seventh Seal appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Fantasy Movies Ranked #34
Placed at #34 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #202
Placed at #202 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerInternational Submission to the Academy Awards
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Seventh Seal returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $150,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $311,212
- Release date
- Feb 16, 1957
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Swedish
- Country
- Sweden
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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