The Seventh Seal
The story of a challenge to death.
19571h 36mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Fantasy
Overview
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.
Keywords
- allegory
- witch
- dying and death
- blacksmith
- symbolism
- matter of life and death
- black and white
- artist
- spiritism
- demon
- mysticism
- countryside
- ambiguous
- criterion
- death personified
- death incarnate
- middle ages (476-1453)
- witch burning
- crusade
- meaning of life
- sense of life
- playing chess
- 14th century
- chess
- juggler
- last judgment
- grim reaper
- black death
- belief in god
- virgin mary
- metaphysical
- metaphysics
- the virgin mary
- kabbalah
- metaphysical drama
- seeking a god
- life teacher
- facing death
- metaphysics, mysticism, kabbalah, spiritism
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 16, 1957
- Original language
- Swedish
- Spoken languages
- swedish
- Countries
- Sweden
- Production
- SF Studios
- Budget
- $150,000
- Revenue
- $311,212
- IMDb
- tt0050976