The Seventh Seal

Original Title: Det sjunde inseglet

Tagline: The story of a challenge to death

Release Date: 1957-02-16

Duration: 96 minutes

Synopsis

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.