- mickerdooJune 2, 2026A little too morose and grim for me. However, I really like the casting.
- Madian GargatagliFebruary 26, 2026There are not many things that I am sure about in life, but one thing I know for sure is that this movie has the best representation of death ever
- Caleb BrianFebruary 13, 2026Adding this to my list titled "Old films everyone says are good and they're right to say it". Everything I knew about this film were still images, parody, and the game played with death. But my assumption of what it was, and the reality of what it is were far divorced. For one, I did not expect the comedy in it, nor the tone of the film in general. Bergman explores faith very well here, and with a clear eye to humanity, the simple but exquisite joys of everyday life and the folly we make in search of meaning and place. If you haven't watched The Seventh Seal because you expect a dour and oppressive slog then rethink that. It's a film that explores the best and worst of humanity, and the struggle for meaning we all face before we perform the dance of death.
- Blackhawk HostingNovember 17, 2025A classic I can't believe I haven't seen sooner. Von Sydow in his prime. Very existentialist, hinging on the suggestion that death personified has some sort of troupe of followers.
- Kevin WardJuly 1, 2025Never felt so much like eating strawberries and drinking a bowl of milk in my life.
- Rowan KrzysiakFebruary 3, 2025Layers of poetic scenes and lines that require a fair amount of patience and effort from the viewer. I personally didn't love it but I did see enough to understand why people could.
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The Seventh Seal was released on February 16, 1957.
The Seventh Seal was directed by Ingmar Bergman.
The Seventh Seal has a runtime of 1h 37m.
The Seventh Seal was produced by Allan Ekelund.
A Knight and his squire are home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. The knight challenges Death to a chess game for his life. The Knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused.
The key characters in The Seventh Seal are Jöns (Gunnar Björnstrand), Death (Bengt Ekerot), Jof (Nils Poppe).
The Seventh Seal is rated Not Rated.
The Seventh Seal is a Fantasy, Drama film.
The Seventh Seal has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.
The Seventh Seal had a budget of $150K.
The Seventh Seal has made $311K at the box office.