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The Seventh Seal (16-Feb-1957)

Original Title: Det sjunde inseglet

Director: Ingmar Bergman

Writer: Ingmar Bergman

Music: Erik Nordgren

Keywords: Drama, Fantasy, Chess

14th-century Swedish knight Antonius Blok returns from the Crusades to his homeland to find it wracked by the Black Death; on a deserted beach he meets the Grim Reaper and challenges him to a game of chess, seeking answers to his desperate questions. For this film Ingmar Bergman won the Special Jury Prize at Cannes.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bibi Andersson
Actor
11-Nov-1935 14-Apr-2019 Persona
Gunnel Lindblom
Actor
18-Dec-1931   The Virgin Spring
Max von Sydow
Actor
10-Apr-1929   The Exorcist

CAST

Gunnar Bjrnstrand   ...   Squire Jns
Bengt Ekerot   ...   Death
Nils Poppe   ...   Jof
Max von Sydow   ...   Antonius Block
Bibi Andersson   ...   Mia
Inga Gill   ...   Lisa
Maud Hansson   ...   Witch
Inga Landgr   ...   Karin
Gunnel Lindblom   ...   Mute Girl
Bertil Anderberg   ...   Raval
Anders Ek   ...   Monk
ke Fridell   ...   Blacksmith
Gunnar Olsson   ...   Church Painter
Erik Strandmark   ...   Skat

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