The Seventh Seal (1957)

Cast

Max von Sydow

Antonius Block

Gunnar Björnstrand

Jöns

Bengt Ekerot

Death

Nils Poppe

Jof

Bibi Andersson

Mia

Inga Gill

Lisa, Plog's wife

Maud Hansson

Witch

Inga Landgré

Karin, Block's wife

Gunnel Lindblom

Mute girl

Bertil Anderberg

Raval

Anders Ek

Monk

Åke Fridell

Plog the smith

Gunnar Olsson

Albertus Pictor, church painter

Erik Strandmark

Jonas Skat

Sten Ardenstam

Knight (uncredited)

Gudrun Brost

Woman at inn (uncredited)

Lars Lind

The young monk (uncredited)

Benkt-Åke Benktsson

Merchant at the inn (uncredited)

Tor Borong

Farmer at the inn (uncredited)

Harry Asklund

The landlord (uncredited)

Tommy Karlsson

Mikael, Jof and Maria's son (uncredited)

Gösta Prüzelius

Man (uncredited)

Tor Isedal

Man (uncredited)

Mona Malm

Young pregnant woman (uncredited)

Josef Norman

Old man at the inn (uncredited)

Fritjof Tall

Man (uncredited)

Catherine Berg

Young woman kneeling for the flagellants (uncredited)

Lena Bergman

Young woman kneeling for the flagellants (uncredited)

Gordon Löwenadler

Knight (uncredited)

Nils Whiten

Old man addressed by the monk (uncredited)

Ulf Johanson

Knight Commander

Synopsis

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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