The Seventh Seal: There Go the Clowns
By June 15, 2009
In recent years, The Seventh Seal has often been honored more for its historical stature than its prevailing vitality. Those who attended its first international Read more »
SYNOPSIS: Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight (Max von Sydow) encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess. Much studied, imitated, even parodied, but never outdone, Bergman’s stunning allegory of man’s search for meaning, The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet), was one of the benchmark foreign imports of America’s 1950s art-house heyday, pushing cinema’s boundaries and ushering in a new era of moviegoing.
| Antonius Block, the knight | Max von Sydow |
| Karin, the knight's wife | Inga Landgre |
| Jöns, the squire | Gunnar Bjornstrand |
| Jof (Joseph) | Nils Poppe |
| Mia (Mary) | Bibi Andersson |
| Death | Bengt Ekerot |
| Plog, the smith | Ake Fridell |
| Lisa, Plog's wife | Inga Gill |
| Director | Ingmar Bergman |
| Cinematography | Gunnar Fischer |
| Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman |
| Music | Erik Nordgren |
| Editing | Lennart Wallén |
By June 15, 2009
In recent years, The Seventh Seal has often been honored more for its historical stature than its prevailing vitality. Those who attended its first international Read more »
By June 08, 2009
As I write this, it has been a year and a half since Ingmar Bergman passed away—and I miss him daily. I miss his imagination and the comfort he gave, both personally and through Read more »
By October 12, 1987
For more than forty years, The Seventh Seal has been a benchmark by which all other great foreign films are judged. It launched the international career of its director, Ingmar Read more »