The Seventh Seal (1957)


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The story of a challenge to death.
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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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Existential CrisisJourney Of Self-DiscoveryPursuit Of RedemptionMoral DilemmasBattle Against DeathEncountering Death












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Directed by: Ingmar Bergman, Gunnar Fischer, Lennart Olsson
Produced by: Allan Ekelund
Composed by: Erik Nordgren
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