The Seventh Seal

The story of a challenge to death

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.

Fantasy Drama

Max von Sydow

(Antonius Block)

Bengt Ekerot

(Death)

Gunnar Björnstrand

(Jöns)

Nils Poppe

(Jof)

Bibi Andersson

(Mia)

Inga Landgré

(Karin)

Åke Fridell

(Plog)

Inga Gill

(Lisa)

Maud Hansson

(Witch)

Gunnel Lindblom

(Mute Girl)

Bertil Anderberg

(Raval)

Anders Ek

(Monk)

Gunnar Olsson

(Albertus Pictor)

Erik Strandmark

(Jonas Skat)

Lars Lind

(Young Monk (uncredited))

Benkt-Åke Benktsson

(Merchant at Inn (uncredited))

Tor Borong

(Farmer at Inn (uncredited))

Gudrun Brost

(Woman at Inn (uncredited))

Harry Asklund

(Landlord (uncredited))

Ulf Johansson

(Knight Commander (uncredited))

Sten Ardenstam

(Knight (uncredited))

Gordon Löwenadler

(Knight (uncredited))

Karl Widh

(Man with Crutches (uncredited))

Tommy Karlsson

(Mikael (uncredited))

Siv Aleros

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Bengt Gillberg

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Lars Granberg

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Gunlög Hagberg

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Gun Hammargren

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Uno Larsson

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Lennart Lilja

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Monica Lindman

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Helge Sjökvist

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Georg Skarstedt

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Ragnar Sörman

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Lennart Tollén

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Caya Wickström

(Flagellant (uncredited))

Catherine Berg

(Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited))

Mona Malm

(Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited))

Tor Isedal

(Man (uncredited))

Josef Norman

(Old Man at Inn (uncredited))

Gösta Prüzelius

(Man (uncredited))

Fritjof Tall

(Man (uncredited))

Nils Whiten

(Old Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited))

Lena Bergman

(Young Kneeling Woman (uncredited))