The Seventh Seal

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1957 PG-13 1h 36m
8.2 /10
3.3K
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The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
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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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Geronimo1967
10 Aug 2025

Now of course everyone’s favourite Max von Sydow film is “Flash Gordon” (1980) but I reckon this performance for Ingmar Bergman might be almost as goo...

FilipeManuelNeto
5 Jul 2023

**The universality and invincibility of Death, the fear of dying, the importance of faith and its use by the Church in a timeless film, but not suitab...

T
4 Jan 2013

Interesting and iconic movie about faith and the meaning of life. A must seen.

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