The Seventh Seal (1957)

The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 film directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Max von Sydow, Bengt Ekerot, Inga Landgré, and Gunnar Björnstrand. It won the Jury Special Prize at the Cannes Films Festival in 1957.

Plot
As the Black Plague sweeps the land, a Knight questions death about the meaning of life while playing chess for the answers and his life.

Cast

 * Max von Sydow as Antonius Block
 * Gunnar Björnstrand as Jöns, squire
 * Bengt Ekerot as Death
 * Nils Poppe as Jof
 * Bibi Andersson as Mia
 * Inga Gill as Lisa, blacksmith’s wife
 * Maud Hansson as Witch
 * Inga Landgré as Karin, Block’s wife
 * Gunnel Lindblom as Girl
 * Bertil Anderberg as Raval